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- [joi]
- /dʒɔɪ/
- /dʒɔɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [joi]
- /dʒɔɪ/
Definitions of joy word
- noun joy a female given name. 1
- verb without object joy to feel joy; be glad; rejoice. 1
- verb with object joy Obsolete. to gladden. 1
- noun joy A feeling of great pleasure and happiness. 1
- noun joy delight 1
- noun joy source of pleasure 1
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Origin of joy
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English joy(e) < Old French joie, joye < Late Latin gaudia, neuter plural (taken as feminine singular) of Latin gaudium joy, equivalent to gaud- (base of gaudēre to be glad) + -ium -ium
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Parts of speech for Joy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
joy popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
joy usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for joy
noun joy
verb joy
- rejoice — to be glad; take delight (often followed by in): to rejoice in another's happiness.
Antonyms for joy
noun joy
- sadness — affected by unhappiness or grief; sorrowful or mournful: to feel sad because a close friend has moved away.
- depression — A depression is a time when there is very little economic activity, which causes a lot of unemployment and poverty.
- melancholy — sober thoughtfulness; pensiveness.
- misery — wretchedness of condition or circumstances.
- seriousness — of, showing, or characterized by deep thought.
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