JOY


Meaning of JOY in English

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.

Phrases and idioms:

joy-bells bells rung on festive occasions. wish a person joy of iron. be gladly rid of (what that person has to deal with).

Derivatives:

joyless adj. joylessly adv.

Etymology: ME f. OF joie ult. f. L gaudium f. gaudere rejoice

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.