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
According to the psychological principle of loss aversion, the pain of losing something is far stronger than the joy that comes from a comparable gain.—Daniel Biss, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2024 She’s spent her life devoted to fashion and finds joy mixing juxtaposing styles: Think pairing masculine and feminine—and vintage and modern—for a unique twist.—Vogue Club, Vogue, 7 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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