JOY


Meaning of JOY in English

I. noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

be a sight/joy/pleasure etc to behold

The beauty of the garden was a pleasure to behold.

be filled with admiration/joy/happiness etc

I was filled with admiration for her.

bring sb pleasure/joy/pain/grief etc

The decision brought him great relief.

pure joy/pleasure/delight

Lucinda flashed him a smile of pure joy.

tears of joy/frustration/rage etc

The tears he shed were tears of joy.

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADJECTIVE

full

The prospect of seeing them made him full of joy .

So we ate for hours, laughing and full of the joy of family.

A Brownie is always full of joy .

It is the full joy of existence.

When we gather together in Church on christmas Day around the alter with the priest we are full of joy .

The house seemed full of joy .

His last years were full of joy , thankfulness, fun and useful work, helping other people.

I was full of joy at the prospect of meeting Agnes the next day.

great

Vividly picture going on a wonderful shopping spree, buying everything you have ever dreamt of, with great joy and exuberance.

Fortunately, even flawed loaves are usually delicious and can often be consumed with great joy .

It is an hour of great joy .

For me there is no greater joy than this.

One of the great joys of forum theatre is that it is extremely flexible.

One of my great joys at the moment is the Portland Stage Company, our repertory acting group.

What greater joy can there be?

My greatest joy as a lawyer was making partner.

pure

It was a moment of such pure joy that I probably went pink with pleasure.

For some, there is the pure joy of watching talent they nurtured through countless Saturday afternoons in the driveway playing Horse.

He didn't speak, but there was no mistaking his smile of pure joy .

My heart races with excitement, pure joy washes over me.

His kiss was pure joy , winging happiness, as if her spirit was soaring into a clear sky.

Fiction is pure joy how sad that I could not reinvent the trip as fiction.

Joy in a Strauss Waltz or in Tchaikovsky is purer than the joy elicited by words.

Many of them, of course, watch a Webcast for the pure joy of doing it.

real

A real joy to see such real craftsmanship and pride in work.

Voice over There's very real joy and pride, as the the veterans of the resistance are reunited in Brussels.

It will be a real joy for me to begin getting around the diocese in the months ahead.

sheer

But watching the talented wrist-spinner Mushtaq Ahmed was sheer joy .

I felt as if I were on fire with energy and I laughed for the sheer joy of it.

And you may shed a tear or two - for the sheer joy of it all.

The sheer joy of having pockets and flies was something that lasted for weeks.

The sheer joy of having me under his power, of being able to spend all and every day staring at me.

In love meant all the colours, all the sounds, all the sights, sheer joy .

He clasped Joanne in his arms, not for love or lust, just sheer joy at being alive.

When they laugh it's with sheer joy .

■ VERB

behold

The horticultural efforts of individual residents are a joy to behold , and reflect great credit on those concerned.

bring

We might think that this change of life would bring joy primarily to the person who is redeemed.

Joyfully praise him, Him who brings joy .

It would bring joy to millions of people if the Royals gave up bloodsports.

Firstly, that if he could do so, he would rather bring joy than pain.

Instead of bringing joy , this interlude produced aimlessness and corrosion of the spirit.

However, the closure of pits brings no joy to any party.

It will bring with it joy and self-satisfaction in the long run.

He brings a joy and an ebullience to his work which is a fantastic morale booster for the cast.

discover

In a throwback to the days of Confucius, Jiang essentially wants party members to discover the joys of clean living.

I had discovered the joys of politics.

We discovered the joys of moleskin and the art of walking on our hands and knees.

experience

Your son/daughter will experience joy , peace and togetherness.

I experienced the joy and excitement of the subject as I discovered something for the first time.

Yorkshire Museum of Farming Visit Murtonpark to experience the joys of the countryside.

To experience the joy only he could bring her.

Prayer May we learn to experience the joy of giving.

Biotechnology has been round since mankind first experienced the joys of home brewing.

express

Three easy words that expressed her physical joy .

Cutty smiled his slow smile that expressed no joy .

I kept silent, unable to express the joy I felt, overwhelmed by the present.

It makes us very humble that they can express this joy out of their nothingness.

feel

I didn't feel joy about it.

Only a race driver can know-can feel-the joys of motor racing.

To feel joy when you are surrounded by disaster.

Suddenly I felt a joy so strong it almost knocked me down.

If it enhances our security we feel things like joy and peace.

He felt a joy so strong it might be measured in the language of angelic orders, of powers and dominations.

But she felt none of the joy she had anticipated.

If they feel our joy in pursuits apart from them, they learn that they too can enjoy life apart from us.

fill

His life was a beautiful thing, it was filled with joy .

For the most part, he was filled with a tremendous joy for who would not be, to escape death.

The fact that such technology has already had a major impact upon the leisure industry should not fill us with wild joy .

Then as it wrote out her name as a signature, I was filled with joy and wept.

He looked into her face and all at once was filled with joy .

No wonder that in that same verse Paul bids us be filled with all joy and peace in believing.

Which choice seems filled with light and joy ?

find

To find a simple joy in his supreme talent that the rest of us had enjoyed for years.

We are meant to find sustenance and joy from this planet.

In the boat again they can know he is with them and find joy in his presence.

Learning holidays Many people find great joy in combining a holiday with learning a new skill.

These will fade away and I will find joy and enthusiasm for what I do.

It is only when an action or a meeting moves us that we can find joy .

give

If I am able to offer a small flicker of light, that will give me great joy !

It is merely the sight of a small head bowed over the pages that gives me indescribable joy .

All he had given her was bodily joy , and a life that had ended in pain, among strangers.

Marcia was happy, knowing it was she and what she was doing that gave Bethany the joy of her feelings.

But the news gave no joy to Earle.

This unusual relationship gave us the joy of knowing her very well.

From them a new vision and emotion will emanate to solace the soul and give it joy .

jump

If they jump for joy today hold off until they sober up again.

You ought to be jumping with joy .

Most people would jump with joy to hear of the mortgage war that broke out this week between Nationwide and Halifax.

Here he is jumping for joy .

No one was jumping for joy because they'd finally got the piece they'd been searching for for years.

He hadn't been exactly jumping for joy to have her here in the first place, as she knew very well.

share

May we give pleasure to other people by sharing our joy and happiness with them.

Petra Arroyos found immense pleasure in books and wanted her grandchildren to share that joy .

Still and calm, the gentle trees soar around me, sheltering me and sharing my joy and calm.

Let us share our joy , not just our sorrow.

If only Louisa were by to share the joy of it.

Because you are not a problem to them, they can share their joys and sorrows with you.

He wanted to share his joy - or his misery.

Soo-Il invited hundreds of people to share in his joy .

watch

For Jack, it was a joy to watch her walk; her step was light and happiness shone from her.

For some, there is the pure joy of watching talent they nurtured through countless Saturday afternoons in the driveway playing Horse.

The result, although dark and satirical, is a joy to watch - hilariously funny and unremittingly scabrous.

What a joy it is to watch the energy and expressiveness of such play.

The simple joy of watching a game slowly unfold was replaced by the chrome brutality of the box score.

Pitting the hood down is a joy to watch .

PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

be in a transport of delight/joy etc

be transported with delight/joy etc

full of the joys of spring

She's still full of the joys of spring .

glow with pride/joy/pleasure etc

Bates himself was warm and genial, and his cohorts were having such a good time that their faces glowed with pleasure.

Chest out, glowing with pride we return to base with labrador on lap and conversation stilted.

Midge was glowing with pleasure and pride at the return of her beloved John and Angela.

She glowed with pride at a graduation honor he received.

The President glowed with pride and a sense of accomplishment after this masterstroke of personal diplomacy.

hug yourself with joy/delight etc

jump for joy

He hadn't been exactly jumping for joy to have her here in the first place, as she knew very well.

Here he is jumping for joy.

If they jump for joy today hold off until they sober up again.

It is, literally, a jump for joy.

No one was jumping for joy because they'd finally got the piece they'd been searching for for years.

sb's pride and joy

Christina was an only child, her parents' pride and joy.

The garden was my father's pride and joy, the real expression of his creativity.

Todd's magnificent Rolls Royce had been his pride and joy for many years.

We don't have any children, so Snowball is our pride and joy.

Or if your pride and joy 80 inch needs new swivel hubs, these are readily available.

Peter's pride and joy didn't look quite so pretty any more.

Seven-year-old leukaemia sufferer Paul Hindle was dragged off his pride and joy when the gang pounced as he played with his pals.

Taking pride and joy in my work had seemed just a dream to me once.

The car was her and boyfriend Robert; s pride and joy.

The cottage was Anthea's pride and joy.

Today, his pride and joy is more like a Corolla.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Christmas is a time of joy .

Everyone who knew her said she was a joy and an inspiration.

I was so excited about getting the job, I nearly jumped for joy .

It's hard to describe the joy we felt, seeing each other again after so many years.

People at the wedding laughed and danced with joy .

The sisters hugged and cried tears of joy .

The time we spent together in the Bahamas was pure joy .

The toys will bring great joy to countless children.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

And this joy of discovery can prove among the richest of rewards.

Anyway, I phoned the pub, and no joy .

Her optimism, her joy of life in those last hours, had nourished the medical staff.

If it was so unimportant, why, last night, had she scarcely slept for joy and excitement?

It was like nothing I'd ever experienced before - so much feeling, so much exquisite joy .

Taking pride and joy in my work had seemed just a dream to me once.

They give hope and help to those in need and a sense of joy and self-worth to us.

To recapture the joys and imagination of childhood!

II. verb

PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

be in a transport of delight/joy etc

full of the joys of spring

She's still full of the joys of spring .

sb's pride and joy

Christina was an only child, her parents' pride and joy.

The garden was my father's pride and joy, the real expression of his creativity.

Todd's magnificent Rolls Royce had been his pride and joy for many years.

We don't have any children, so Snowball is our pride and joy.

Or if your pride and joy 80 inch needs new swivel hubs, these are readily available.

Peter's pride and joy didn't look quite so pretty any more.

Seven-year-old leukaemia sufferer Paul Hindle was dragged off his pride and joy when the gang pounced as he played with his pals.

Taking pride and joy in my work had seemed just a dream to me once.

The car was her and boyfriend Robert; s pride and joy.

The cottage was Anthea's pride and joy.

Today, his pride and joy is more like a Corolla.

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