JOY

Meaning of JOY in English

Function: intransitive verb

Date: 14th century

: to experience great pleasure or delight : REJOICE

transitive verb

1 archaic : GLADDEN

2 archaic : ENJOY

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

JOY — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Adamson Joy Joy Friederike Victoria Gessner Cartwright Alexander Joy
Английский словарь Британика
JOY — I. ˈjȯi noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English joye, joy, from Old French joie, joye, from Latin gaudia, plural …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
JOY — (v. t.) To give joy to; to congratulate.
Английский словарь Webster
JOY — (n.) The sign or exhibition of joy; gayety; mirth; merriment; festivity.
Английский словарь Webster
JOY — /joy/ , n. 1. the emotion of great delight or happiness caused by something exceptionally good or satisfying; keen pleasure; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
JOY — vt to enjoy. 2. joy ·noun that which causes joy or happiness. 3. joy ·vt to give joy to; to …
Webster English vocab
JOY — [joy] n [ME, fr. OF joie, fr. L gaudia, pl. of gaudium, fr. gaudere to rejoice; prob. akin to Gk …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
JOY — joy, Joy BrE AmE dʒɔɪ ▷ joys dʒɔɪz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
JOY — / dʒɔɪ; NAmE / noun 1. [ U ] a feeling of great happiness SYN delight : the sheer joy …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
JOY — I. joy 1 W3 /dʒɔɪ/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: joie , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
JOY — n. & v. --n. 1 (often foll. by at, in) a vivid emotion of pleasure; extreme gladness. 2 a thing …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
JOY — n. & v. n. 1 (often foll. by at, in) a vivid emotion of pleasure; extreme gladness. 2 a thing …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
JOY — n. & v. --n. 1. (often foll. by at, in) a vivid emotion of pleasure; extreme gladness. 2 a thing …
Oxford English vocab
JOY — ( joys) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Joy is a feeling …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
JOY — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be a sight/joy/pleasure etc to behold ▪ The beauty of the garden was a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
JOY — [noun] [U] - great happinessThey were filled with joy when their first child was born.Philip shouted for/with joy when he …
Cambridge English vocab
JOY — n. Adamson Joy Joy Friederike Victoria Gessner Cartwright Alexander Joy
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
JOY — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ pure , real , sheer , true , unadulterated , unalloyed , utter ▪ ecstatic , great …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
JOY — n. 25B6; noun whoops of joy : DELIGHT, great pleasure, joyfulness, jubilation, triumph, exultation, rejoicing, happiness, gladness, glee, exhilaration, exuberance, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
JOY — < language > A functional programming language by Manfred von Thun. Joy is unusual because it is not based on …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
JOY — n. 1 pleasure, gratification, satisfaction, happiness, contentment, enjoyment, gladness, delight, felicity, elation, exaltation, ecstasy, bliss, exhilaration, exultation, rapture We felt …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
JOY — 1. сущ. 1) а) радость, счастье; восторг to express joy ≈ радоваться to feel, find, take joy (in) ≈ радоваться …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
JOY — joy сущ.1) а) радость, счастье; восторг to express joy — радоваться to feel, find, take joy (in) — радоваться (находить …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
JOY — 1. dʒɔı n 1. радость; веселье; удовольствие to jump to cry for /with/ joy - скакать плакать от радости to …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
JOY — 1. сущ. 1) а) радость, счастье; восторг to express joy — радоваться to feel, find, take joy (in) — радоваться …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
JOY — 1. сущ. 1) а) радость, счастье; восторг to express joy — радоваться to feel, find, take joy (in) — радоваться (находить радость в чем-л.) to …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
JOY — n BrE infml Any joy? — Ну как, повезло? I didn't get much joy out of him — Я ничего от него …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
JOY — n BrE infml Any joy? — Ну как, повезло? I didn't get much joy out of him — Я ничего …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
JOY — joy n BrE infml Any joy? Ну как, повезло? I didn't get much joy out of him Я ничего от …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
JOY — Any joy? — Ну как, повезло? I didn't get much joy out of him — Я ничего от него не …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
JOY — 1. сущ. 1) а) радость, счастье; восторг to express joy ≈ радоваться to feel, find, take joy (in) ≈ радоваться …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
JOY — joya (-osi), gaudie
English interlingue dictionary
JOY — (Noun) himaya;kabulahan;kalipay
English-Visayan vocabulary
JOY — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French joie, from Latin gaudia, plural of gaudium, from gaudēre to rejoice; probably akin …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
JOY — (v. t.) To enjoy.
Английский словарь Webster
JOY — (v. t.) To gladden; to make joyful; to exhilarate.
Английский словарь Webster
JOY — (n.) To rejoice; to be glad; to delight; to exult.
Английский словарь Webster
JOY — (n.) That which causes joy or happiness.
Английский словарь Webster
JOY — (n.) The passion or emotion excited by the acquisition or expectation of good; pleasurable feelings or emotions caused by success, …
Английский словарь Webster
JOY — ( v. t. ) To gladden; to make joyful; to exhilarate.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
JOY — ( v. t. ) To give joy to; to congratulate.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
JOY — ( v. t. ) To enjoy.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
JOY — ( n. ) To rejoice; to be glad; to delight; to exult.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
JOY — ( n. ) The sign or exhibition of joy; gayety; mirth; merriment; festivity.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
JOY — ( n. ) The passion or emotion excited by the acquisition or expectation of good; pleasurable feelings or emotions caused …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
JOY — ( n. ) That which causes joy or happiness.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
JOY — /joy/ , n. a female given name. Also, Joye .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
JOY — v. rejoice, delight, be happy
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
JOY — n. happiness, high spirits, great pleasure, bliss, delight; source of happiness or pleasure
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
JOY — I. ˈjȯi noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French joie, from Latin gaudia, plural of gaudium, from gaudēre to rejoice; probably …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
JOY — n. Pronunciation: ' jo ̇ i Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French joie, from Latin gaudia, plural of gaudium, …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
JOY — ■ noun 1》 a feeling of great pleasure and happiness. ↘a cause of ~. 2》 [usu. with negative ] Brit. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
JOY — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Joy is a feeling of …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
JOY — Synonyms and related words : amusement, be in heaven, be pleased, beam, beatification, beatitude, bewitchment, blessedness, bliss, blissfulness, caper, caracole, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
JOY — Classification: Village Located in: Illinois (IL) Total Population (2000): 373 Total Housing Units (2000): 167 Land Area (square meters): 1087485 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
JOY — n. Function: noun Synonyms: PLEASURE 2, delectation, delight, enjoyment, fruition, joyance Related Words: ecstasy, rapture, transport Antonyms: sorrow; misery
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
JOY — I . n. 1. Gladness, delight, glee, exultation, ecstasy, rapture, ravishment, transport, beatitude, beatification. 2. Happiness, felicity, bliss. 3. Cause …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
JOY — noun Synonyms: pleasure 2, delectation, delight, enjoyment, fruition, joyance Related Word: ecstasy, rapture, transport Antonyms: sorrow; misery
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
JOY — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
JOY — See ↑ HAPPY 7
Longman Activator English vocab
JOY — n. 1) to express; feel ~ 2) to find, take ~ 3) to radiate ~ 4) boundless, great, indescribable, ineffable, …
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
JOY — gefea, fea, dream, gefea, wynn, bliss, fea, wynn
Англо-Староанглийский словарь
JOY — сущ. Джой
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
JOY — Радость
Американский Англо-Русский словарь

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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