JOY


Meaning of JOY in English

n. 25B6; noun

whoops of joy : DELIGHT, great pleasure, joyfulness, jubilation, triumph, exultation, rejoicing, happiness, gladness, glee, exhilaration, exuberance, elation, euphoria, bliss, ecstasy, rapture; enjoyment, felicity, joie de vivre; formal jocundity, jouissance.

it was a joy to be with her : (SOURCE OF) PLEASURE, delight, treat, thrill; informal buzz, kick.

(Brit. informal) we still had no joy : SUCCESS, satisfaction, luck, successful result.

misery, trial.

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