noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ pure , real , sheer , true , unadulterated , unalloyed , utter
▪ ecstatic , great , overwhelming , wild
▪ unbridled , unfettered , unrestrained
▪ indescribable , inexpressible
▪ simple
▪ childlike
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His childlike ~ was infectious.
▪ sudden
▪ inner ( AmE )
VERB + JOY
▪ bring sb
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Her books have brought great ~ to millions of people.
▪ experience , feel
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the pure ~ I felt at being free again
▪ share , spread
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We want children to share the ~ of music-making.
▪ be filled with , be full of
▪ convey , express
▪ imagine
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Imagine our ~ when we saw each other again.
▪ discover , find , get , rediscover , take
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I find ~ in many kinds of music.
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She got no ~ out of working.
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I took a real ~ in telling them the truth.
JOY + VERB
▪ go
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All the ~ had gone out of his life.
PREPOSITION
▪ to your ~
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She found to her ~ that the house had a large patio.
▪ with ~
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I could have shouted with ~.
▪ ~ at
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Protesters expressed ~ at the government's decision.
PHRASES
▪ dance, jump, sing, weep, etc. for ~
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I literally jumped for ~ when I heard the news.
▪ ~ and sorrow , ~s and sorrows
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Over the years we have shared our ~s and sorrows.
▪ a ~ to behold, see, watch, etc.
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The children's expressions were a ~ to behold.
▪ your pride and ~ (= a person or thing that makes you feel great pride or satisfaction)
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Pablo was the couple's pride and ~.
▪ tears of ~