JOY


Meaning of JOY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ dʒɔɪ ]

n. & v. --n. 1 (often foll. by at, in) a vivid emotion of pleasure; extreme gladness. 2 a thing that causes joy. 3 Brit. colloq. satisfaction, success (got no joy). --v. esp. poet. 1 intr. rejoice. 2 tr. gladden. øjoy-bells bells rung on festive occasions. wish a person joy of iron. be gladly rid of (what that person has to deal with). øøjoyless adj. joylessly adv. [ME f. OF joie ult. f. L gaudium f. gaudere rejoice]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.