English
Etymology
Apparently coined by Spenser, from joy + -ance.
Pronunciation
IPA|/ˈʤɔɪəns/
Noun
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- context|archaic|poetic enjoyment|Enjoyment, joy, delight.
1885: ...for excess of joyance never knew / How went the day and how it came again. — w:Richard Francis Burton|Sir Richard Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, Vol. 5
te:joyance
vi:joyance
zh:joyance
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