Noun
Their sorrow turned to joy.
I can hardly express the joy I felt at seeing her again.
Seeing her again brought tears of joy to my eyes.
The flowers are a joy to behold!
What a joy it was to see her again. Verb
the whole town is joying in the fact that its oldest church has been restored to its Victorian splendor
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Noun
Especially in America, because the Beatles represented so much here: President Kennedy in November ’63, all that grief, then the Beatles on Ed Sullivan, February ’64, and all the grief is overcome by joy.—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 7 May 2024 Paired with her original illustrations, the author's graphic memoir tells of her experience in early motherhood, and all of the challenges and joys that come with it.—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 4 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for joy
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Word History
Etymology
Noun and Verb
Middle English, from Anglo-French joie, from Latin gaudia, plural of gaudium, from gaudēre to rejoice; probably akin to Greek gēthein to rejoice
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