LekhoriLekhoriA feeling of extreme happiness or cheerfulness, especially related to the acquisition or expectation of something good.
a child's joy on Christmas morning
Anything that causes such a feeling.
the joys and demands of parenthood
Luck or success; a positive outcome.
Grant had no joy with taking a nap, so he began to systematically feel if everything was working: fingers and toes, etc.
Expressing appreciation and happiness.
'Joy! joy!' he cried, throwing his arms towards Heaven, 'on a grave be the site of our Temple; and now our happiness is for Eternity!'
To feel joy, to rejoice.
for oftymes or this oure lord shewed hym vnto good men and vnto good knyghtes in lykenes of an herte But I suppose from hens forth ye shalle see no more / and thenne they Ioyed moche / and dwelled ther alle that day / And vpon the morowe whan they had herde masse / they departed and commaunded the good man to god
To enjoy.
A female given name from English.
"I have no name: / I am but two days old." / What shall I call thee? / "I happy am, / Joy is my name." / Sweet joy befall thee!
A surname.
The noun is from Middle English joye, borrowed from Old French joie, from Late Latin gaudia, neuter plural (mistaken as feminine singular) of Latin gaudium (“joy”), from gaudēre (“to be glad, rejoice”...
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I haue my wish, in that I ioy thy sight,
To give joy to; to congratulate.
Then round our Death-bed ev'ry Friend ſhou'd run, / And joy us of our Conqueſt, early won: […]