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rank|months|grew|boys|679|joy|green|mouth|generally

Pronunciation
IPA|/ʤ�ɪ/
audio|en-us-joy.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�ɪ|-�ɪ

Etymology
Via ME. and OF., from L. gaudium.

Noun
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1. uncountable The feeling of happiness, extreme cheerfulness.

#: They will be a source of strength and joy in your life.

1. countable An activity etc which causes this feeling.

#: The joys and demands of new parents.

Translations
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Albanian: gaz m
Catalan: alegria f, joia f
Croatian: radost f
Czech: radost f
Dutch: gelukzaligheid f
Finnish: ilo, riemu
French: joie f
German: Freude f
Greek: �α�ά (khará) f
Hebrew: ש��� (simkhá) f
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Hungarian: öröm
Icelandic: gleði f
Italian: gioia f
Old English: wynn f, dream#Old English|dr�am m, gefea|ġef�a m
Russian: �адо��� f, ве�ел�е n
Slovene: radost f
Spanish: alegría f, gozo m
Turkish: haz
Telugu: స�త�ష�
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Related terms
cocky's joy
joystick

Verb
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1. intransitive To feel joy, to rejoice.

#*1885: I swore readily enough to this and he joyed with exceeding joy and embraced me round the neck while love for him possessed my whole heart. � Sir Richard Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, Night 18

Category:Emotions
Category:Positive words

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