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
The album is a triumphant release that balances anger and grief and, at times, surprising joy, with Estrada’s bright, lilting soprano piercing through the veil of her pain.—Cat Cardenas, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2025 For the cover of the October 20, 2025, issue, the cartoonist Harry Bliss wanted to share a recent experience that filled him with joy.—Françoise Mouly, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025 But, despite the language differences, TikTok users united in their joy at the lighthearted clip, with most comments featuring a laughter emoji.—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025 To stand behind this film is not only a responsibility, but a joy.—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for joy
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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