joy
joy is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 9 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Tears of true joy for his return. Shak. Joy is a delight of the mind, from the consideration of the present or assured approaching possession of a good. Locke.
- 2.That which causes joy or happiness. For ye are our glory and joy. 1 Thess. ii.
- 3.A thing of beauty is a joy forever. Keats.
- 4.The sign or exhibition of joy; gayety; mirth; merriment; festivity. Such joy made Una, when her knight she found. Spenser. The roofs with joy resound. Dryden. Note: Joy is used in composition, esp. with participles, to from many self-explaining compounds; as, joy-hells, joy-ringing, joy-inspiring, joy-resounding, etc.
- 5.To rejoice; to be glad; to delight; to exult. I will joy in the God of my salvation. Hab. iii.
- 6.In whose sight all things joy. Milton.
- 7.To give joy to; to congratulate. [Obs.] "Joy us of our conquest." Dryden. To joy the friend, or grapple with the foe. Prior.
- 8.To gladden; to make joyful; to exhilarate. [Obs.] Neither pleasure's art can joy my spirits. Shak.
- 9.To enjoy. [Obs.] See Enjoy. Who might have lived and joyed immortal bliss. Milton.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
- bliss
- delight
- ecstasy
- exultation
- felicity
- festivity
- gayety
- gladness
- happiness
- hilarity
- merriment
- mirth
- pleasure
- rapture
- transport
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abode
- all
- and
- apotheosis
- base
- beatific
- best
- blessed
- bliss
- burst
- caeca
- can
- celestial
- commendation
- compliment
- condolence
- congratulate
- congratulation
- congratulatory
- covet
- covetous
- darkness
- day
- deification
- elysian
- envious
- envy
- est
- eternal
- everlasting
- felicitate
- felicitation
- from
- future
- garden
- give
- glory
- god
- gratulate
- gratulation
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is joy.
- What is tears of true joy for his return. Shak. Joy is a delight of the mind, from the consideration of the present or assured approaching possession of a good. Locke called?
- What is that which causes joy or happiness. For ye are our glory and joy. 1 Thess. ii called?
- What is a thing of beauty is a joy forever. Keats called?
- What is to rejoice; to be glad; to delight; to exult. I will joy in the God of my salvation. Hab. iii called?
- What is to give joy to; to congratulate. [Obs.] "Joy us of our conquest." Dryden. To joy the friend, or grapple with the foe. Prior called?
- What is to gladden; to make joyful; to exhilarate. [Obs.] Neither pleasure's art can joy my spirits. Shak called?
- What is to enjoy. [Obs.] See Enjoy. Who might have lived and joyed immortal bliss. Milton called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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