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1. joy
noun. ['ˈdʒɔɪ'] the emotion of great happiness.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- joye (Middle English (1100-1500))
- joie (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
Rhymes with Joy
- underemploy
- unemploy
- redeploy
- flournoy
- destroy
- quemoy
- mcvoy
- mcroy
- mccloy
- lacroix
- illinois
- employ
- deploy
- bolshoi
- sgroi
- savoy
- polloi
- mckoy
- mccoy
- malloy
- lavoy
- lafoy
- laboy
- elroy
- decoy
- deboy
- alroy
- troy
- stoy
- ploy
How do you pronounce joy?
Pronounce joy as ʤɔɪ.
US - How to pronounce joy in American English
UK - How to pronounce joy in British English
Sentences with joy
1. Noun, singular or mass
Watching hummingbirds as they feed outside your window is such a joy.
Quotes about joy
1. Love is a force more formidable than any other. It is invisible - it cannot be seen or measured, yet it is powerful enough to transform you in a moment, and offer you more joy than any material possession could.
- Barbara de Angelis
2. She gave up beauty in her tender youth, gave all her hope and joy and pleasant ways; she covered up her eyes lest they should gaze on vanity, and chose the bitter truth.
- Christina Rossetti
3. Joy is prayer; joy is strength: joy is love; joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls.
- Mother Teresa
2. joy
noun. ['ˈdʒɔɪ'] something or someone that provides a source of happiness.
Antonyms
Etymology
- joye (Middle English (1100-1500))
- joie (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
3. joy
verb. ['ˈdʒɔɪ'] make glad or happy.
Synonyms
Etymology
- joye (Middle English (1100-1500))
- joie (Old French (842-ca. 1400))