Joy Definition

joi

joys

noun

joys

A very glad feeling; happiness; great pleasure; delight.

Webster's New World

Anything causing such feeling.

Webster's New World

The expression or showing of such feeling.

Webster's New World

A source or an object of joy.

Their only child, their pride and joy.

American Heritage

A feminine name.

Webster's New World

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pronoun

A female given name.

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verb

joys

To make joyful.

Webster's New World

To be full of joy; rejoice.

Webster's New World

To fill with ecstatic happiness, pleasure, or satisfaction.

American Heritage

To enjoy.

Webster's New World

Prior.

To joy the friend, or grapple with the foe.

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Other Word Forms of Joy

Singular:

joy

Plural:

Middle English joye, from Old French joie, from Late Latin gaudia, neuter plural (mistaken as feminine singular) of gaudium (“joy”), from gaudēre (“to be glad, rejoice”). Displaced native Middle English wunne (from Old English wynn), Middle Englishhight, hught (“joy, hope”) (from Old English hyht), Middle English rot, root (“joy, delight”) (from Old English rōt), Middle English murȝe murghe (“joy, mirth”) (from Old English myrg (“joy, mirth”)), Middle English gleo (“joy, glee”) (from Old English glēow, glīw (“glee”)), Middle English blisse (“joy, bliss”) (from Old English blisse, blīþs).

From Wiktionary
Middle English joie from Old French from Latin gaudia pl. of gaudium joy from gaudēre to rejoice gāu- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From the noun joy, first used by Puritans in the 17th century.

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