Noun
Their sorrow turned to joy.
I can hardly express the joy I felt at seeing her again.
Seeing her again brought tears of joy to my eyes.
The flowers are a joy to behold!
What a joy it was to see her again. Verb
the whole town is joying in the fact that its oldest church has been restored to its Victorian splendor
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Their own biggest sources of joy include listening to music, spending time with their pets, discovering new sensory joys with fidget toys, making art with acrylic paints and drawing, and researching art history.—Orion Rummler, Them, 12 Aug. 2024 Manic and magical in a way that makes the banality of its final moments all the more crushing to witness, the episode crystallizes the spirit of perseverance that runs through Suleiman’s entire body of work, its every sly joke and slice of joy an act of rebellion unto itself.—Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2024
Verb
Make networking, socializing and participating in activities that bring you joy your priorities.—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 29 June 2024 Acevedo’s treatment of magic as an everyday possibility is compelling, but there is also magic in the wonder, surprise, frustrations, and joys the characters experience in their relationships with one another.—Nicole Chung, Time, 25 July 2023 See all Example Sentences for joy
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Word History
Etymology
Noun and Verb
Middle English, from Anglo-French joie, from Latin gaudia, plural of gaudium, from gaudēre to rejoice; probably akin to Greek gēthein to rejoice
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