Joy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the emotion of great happiness

something or someone that provides a source of happiness

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dʒˈɔɪ/

🇬🇧British English

/dʒˈɔɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dʒˈɔɪ/

1 syllable Say it as /dʒˈɔɪ/.

Examples

a joy to behold
the pleasure of his company
the new car is a delight

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

delight gladden rejoice joyfulness pleasure joyousness

Antonyms

sadden sorrow

Parts of Speech

noun	the emotion of great happiness
noun	something or someone that provides a source of happiness “a joy to behold”
verb	feel happiness or joy
verb	make glad or happy

Word Forms

joyous	adjective	full of or characterized by joy
joy	verb	make glad or happy
joyful	adjective	full of high-spirited delight
delight	verb	give pleasure to or be pleasing to
please	verb	give pleasure to or be pleasing to
rejoicing	noun	a feeling of great happiness
joy	noun	the emotion of great happiness

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Freude

das Gefühl großen Glücks

🇫🇷French

joie

l'émotion d'un grand bonheur

🇪🇸Spanish

alegría

la emoción de una gran felicidad

🇮🇹Italian

gioia

l'emozione di una grande felicità

🇳🇱Dutch

vreugde

de emotie van groot geluk

🇵🇹Portuguese

alegria

a emoção de uma grande felicidade

🇷🇺Russian

радость

чувство огромного счастья

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आनंद

अत्यधिक खुशी की भावना

🇧🇩Bengali

আনন্দ

মহান সুখের আবেগ

🇮🇳Tamil

மகிழ்ச்சி

பெரும் மகிழ்ச்சியின் உணர்வு

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆనందం

గొప్ప ఆనందం యొక్క భావోద్వేగం

🇮🇳Marathi

आनंद

मोठ्या आनंदाची भावना

🇮🇳Gujarati

આનંદ

મહાન સુખની લાગણી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂತೋಷ

ದೊಡ್ಡ ಸಂತೋಷದ ಭಾವನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സന്തോഷം

വലിയ സന്തോഷത്തിൻ്റെ വികാരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖੁਸ਼ੀ

ਮਹਾਨ ਖੁਸ਼ੀ ਦੀ ਭਾਵਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

خوشی

بڑی خوشی کا جذبہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

喜悦

大幸福的情感

🇯🇵Japanese

喜び

大きな幸福の感情

🇰🇷Korean

기쁨

큰 행복의 감정

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vui sướng

cảm xúc hạnh phúc lớn lao

🇹🇭Thai

ความสุข

อารมณ์แห่งความสุขอันยิ่งใหญ่

🇮🇩Indonesian

sukacita

emosi kebahagiaan yang luar biasa

🇵🇭Filipino

kagalakan

ang damdamin ng malaking kaligayahan

🇲🇾Malay

kegembiraan

emosi kebahagiaan yang besar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مرح

عاطفة السعادة العظيمة

🇮🇷Persian

شادی

احساس خوشبختی بزرگ

🇹🇷Turkish

neşe

büyük mutluluk duygusu

🇮🇱Hebrew

שִׂמְחָה

רגש של אושר גדול

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What is the primary definition of the word 'joy'?

The primary meaning of 'joy' is 'the emotion of great happiness'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'joy' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'joy' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'joy' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'joy' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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