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
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Noun
But those joys are rare these days.—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2025 The film’s visual and sonic texture reflects that interplay between joy and loss.—Callum McLennan, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025 Ta’Shawn Burks often walked to see friends and family, finding joy in those quiet, simple moments, his mother told the court Monday.—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 22 Sep. 2025 As the weeks in the hospital turned into months, Fleming was searching for a way to bring joy to her son and the other kids in the ward.—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for joy
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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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