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Definitions for Joy

[1] the emotion of great delight or happiness caused by something exceptionally good or satisfying; keen pleasure; elation: She felt the joy of seeing her son's success.
[2] a source or cause of keen pleasure or delight; something or someone greatly valued or appreciated: Her prose style is a pure joy.
[3] the expression or display of glad feeling; festive gaiety.
[4] a state of happiness or felicity.
[5] to feel joy; be glad; rejoice.
[6] Obsolete . to gladden.
[7] a female given name.
[8] a deep feeling or condition of happiness or contentment
[9] something causing such a feeling; a source of happiness
[10] an outward show of pleasure or delight; rejoicing
[11] British informal success; satisfaction I went to the bank for a loan, but got no joy
[12] (intr) to feel joy
[13] (tr) obsolete to make joyful; gladden

Words related to Joy

satisfaction, comfort, humor, glee, delight, elation, cheer, charm, bliss, pride, amusement, wonder, indulgence, alleviation, rapture, jubilance, gladness, gaiety, revelry, sport

Words nearby Joy

jovian planet, jow, jowett, jowl, jowly, joy, joy buzzer, joyance, joyce, joyce, james, joycean

Origin of Joy

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

Other words from Joy

un·joyed , adjective

Word origin for Joy

C13: from Old French joie, from Latin gaudium joy, from gaudēre to be glad

Synonyms for Joy

amusement, bliss, charm, cheer, comfort, delight, elation, glee, humor, pride, satisfaction, wonder, alleviation, animation, delectation, diversion, ecstasy, exultation, exulting, felicity, festivity, frolic, fruition, gaiety, gem, gladness, gratification, hilarity, indulgence, jewel, jubilance, liveliness, luxury, merriment, mirth, prize, rapture, ravishment, refreshment, rejoicing, revelry, solace, sport, transport, treasure, treat, good humor, pride and joy, regalement