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proper noun
- (given name, female).
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noun
- (uncountable) The feeling of happiness, extreme cheerfulness.
- They will be a source of strength and joy in your life.
- (countable) An activity etc which causes this feeling.
- The joys and demands of new parents.
Translations: - Dutch: gelukzaligheid
- French: joie
- German: Freude
- Italian: gioia
- Spanish: alegría , gozo
verb
- (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
Etymology: Via and , from gaudium.
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