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Examples of joy in a Sentence
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.
Recent Examples of joy from the Web
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His greatest joy was spending time with his family; especially his wife, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
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Despite their joy, many election-night revellers realise that curing Costa Rica’s malaise will not be easy.
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Children at a SibShop play high-energy games in a safe and fun environment, and talk about the joys and challenges of having a sibling with special needs.
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After all, a mother is a human being who also needs to focus on the other things that bring her joy.
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Crawling across the soil, planting, pruning and fertilizing those roses, was his joy.
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Know that a new opportunity aligned with your joy is on its way.
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Jack was a compassionate and generous man with a strong wit and his greatest joys were his family and grandchildren.
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That’s one of my greatest joys in being a benefactor, and founder.
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Origin and Etymology of joy
Middle English, from Anglo-French joie, from Latin gaudia, plural of gaudium, from gaudēre to rejoice; probably akin to Greek gēthein to rejoice
joy Synonyms
Synonyms
beatitude, blessedness, bliss, blissfulness, felicity, gladness, happiness;
Antonyms
calamity, ill-being, misery, sadness, unhappiness, wretchedness;
Near Antonyms
agony, anguish, desolation, joylessness, sorrow, woe, woefulness;
blues, cheerlessness, dejection, depression, desolateness, despondency, disheartenment, dispiritedness, doldrums, downheartedness, gloom, gloominess, melancholy, mournfulness, plaintiveness;
Related Words
elatedness, elation, exhilaration, exultation;
ecstasy, euphoria, glory, heaven, nirvana, paradise, rapture, rapturousness, ravishment, seventh heaven, transport;
delectation, delight, enjoyment, pleasure;
cheer, cheerfulness, comfort, exuberance, gaiety (also gayety), gladsomeness, glee, gleefulness, jocundity, jollity, joyfulness, joyousness, jubilance, jubilation, lightheartedness, merriness, mirth;
Definition of joy
: to experience great pleasure or delight : rejoice
Examples of joy in a Sentence
the whole town is joying in the fact that its oldest church has been restored to its Victorian splendor
Recent Examples of joy from the Web
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There are three ways to get involved: Wear PINK in Holly’s honor Make a plan to share hugs and spread love & joy through random acts of heartfelt kindness for those in your community.
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Origin and Etymology of joy
JOY Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of joy for English Language Learners
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: a feeling of great happiness
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: a source or cause of great happiness : something or someone that gives joy to someone
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: success in doing, finding, or getting something
JOY Defined for Kids
noun
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Definition of joy for Students
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: a feeling of pleasure or happiness that comes from success, good fortune, or a sense of well-being
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: something that gives pleasure or happiness
It's a joy to have you visit.
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