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Etymology

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The noun is fromMiddle Englishjoye, borrowed fromOld Frenchjoie, fromLate Latingaudia, neuter plural (mistaken as feminine singular) ofLatingaudium(“joy”), fromgaudēre(“to be glad, rejoice”).Doublet ofjo andgaudy(“Oxford college reunion”). Displaced nativeOld Englishġefēa.

The interjection is from the noun.

The verb is fromMiddle Englishjoyen,joȝen,joien, fromOld Frenchjöir, from the Old French noun (see above).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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joy (countable anduncountable,pluraljoys)

  1. A feeling of extremehappiness orcheerfulness, especially related to the acquisition or expectation of something good.
    Synonyms:elation,glee;see alsoThesaurus:happiness
    Antonyms:infelicity,joylessness,unhappiness,unjoy;see alsoThesaurus:sadness
    a child'sjoy on Christmas morning
    It is hisjoy to walk in the rain.
  2. Anything that causes such a feeling.
    thejoys and demands of parenthood
  3. Luck or success; a positive outcome.
    • 2012, Colin Owen,Colin's Shorts, volume 2, page65:
      Grant had nojoy with taking a nap, so he began to systematically feel if everything was working: fingers and toes, etc.
    • 2012, Robert Stansbridge,Bia's Wedding, page 4:
      'Rob? It's Gary. Are you having anyjoy with this trip to Bali?' 'Nojoy at all, mate. I reckon Bali's out for the foreseeable future.[…]
  4. (obsolete) The sign or exhibition of joy; gaiety; merriment; festivity.

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Terms derived fromjoy

Descendants

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Translations

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feeling of happiness

Interjection

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joy

  1. (dated, oftensarcastic)Expressingappreciation andhappiness.
    Synonyms:hurrah;see alsoThesaurus:yay
    • 1842, Nathaniel Hawthorne, “The Lily’s Quest”, inTwice-Told Tales, volume II, Boston, Mass.: James Munroe and Company,→OCLC,page306:
      'Joy!joy!' he cried, throwing his arms towards Heaven, 'on a grave be the site of our Temple; and now our happiness is for Eternity!'
    • 1983,Gregory Mcdonald,Fletch and the Man Who, New York, N.Y.:Warner Books,→ISBN,page56:
      Hanrahan closed his mouth, tried unsuccessfully to breathe through his nose, then opened his mouth again. "Oh,joy," he muttered. "This kid doesn't even go to the bathroom, I bet. Probably been taught not to. It isn't nice."

Verb

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joy (third-person singular simple presentjoys,present participlejoying,simple past and past participlejoyed)

  1. (intransitive) To feel joy, torejoice.
    • 1485,Sir Thomas Malory, chapterIX, inLe Morte Darthur, book XVII:
      for oftymes or this oure lord shewed hym vnto good men and vnto good knyghtes in lykenes of an herte But I suppose from hens forth ye shalle see no more / and thenne theyIoyed moche / and dwelled ther alle that day / And vpon the morowe whan they had herde masse / they departed and commaunded the good man to god
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    • 1829,Walter Scott, chapter 8, inAnne of Geierstein‎[2], volume 3, Edinburgh: Cadell, page222:
      Ijoy to see you wear around your neck the holy relic I bestowed on you;—but what Moorish charmlet is that you wear beside it?
    • 1885,Richard Francis Burton (translator),The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, Night 18, “Tale of the Portress,” p. 178,[3]
      I swore readily enough to this and hejoyed with exceeding joy and embraced me round the neck while love for him possessed my whole heart.
  2. (transitive,archaic) Toenjoy.
  3. (transitive,obsolete) To give joy to; tocongratulate.
  4. (transitive,obsolete) Togladden; to makejoyful; toexhilarate.

Uzbek

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromPersianجای(jây).

Noun

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joy (pluraljoylar)

  1. place

Derived terms

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