Joy
noun
A feeling of great happiness.
It gave me great joy to see her again.
Often appears as...
- expressions of joy
- burst of joy
noun
A thing which causes happiness or satisfaction.
The garden is a joy to behold in the summer.
Often appears as...
- a bundle of joy
- a joy to behold
noun
Success, good fortune.
After years of hard work, his promotion brought him much joy.
Often appears as...
- much joy
- great joy
verb
To feel or express great happiness.
We joyed at the unexpected reunion.
Often appears as...
- joyed at
- rejoiced
Usage tips
Formal, Approving
Literary
noun
A feeling of great happiness.
It gave me great joy to see her again.
Often appears as...
- expressions of joy
- burst of joy
noun
A thing which causes happiness or satisfaction.
The garden is a joy to behold in the summer.
Often appears as...
- a bundle of joy
- a joy to behold
noun
Success, good fortune.
After years of hard work, his promotion brought him much joy.
Often appears as...
- much joy
- great joy
verb
To feel or express great happiness.
We joyed at the unexpected reunion.
Often appears as...
- joyed at
- rejoiced
Usage tips
Formal, Approving
Literary
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Intensity
Use 'joy' to describe a deep, intense happiness that often feels overwhelming or profound.
Her smile radiated pure joy.
Pro Tip 2/3Beyond Smile
'Joy' implies a stronger feeling than just smiling or feeling content; it is often associated with a sense of fulfillment.
The crowd erupted in joy as the team won.
Pro Tip 3/3Physical Reaction
Joy can trigger physical reactions like jumping, clapping, or even shedding happy tears.
Upon hearing the news, they jumped for joy.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Intensity
Use 'joy' to describe a deep, intense happiness that often feels overwhelming or profound.
Her smile radiated pure joy.
Pro Tip 2/3Beyond Smile
'Joy' implies a stronger feeling than just smiling or feeling content; it is often associated with a sense of fulfillment.
The crowd erupted in joy as the team won.
Pro Tip 3/3Physical Reaction
Joy can trigger physical reactions like jumping, clapping, or even shedding happy tears.
Upon hearing the news, they jumped for joy.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Intensity
Use 'joy' to describe a deep, intense happiness that often feels overwhelming or profound.
Her smile radiated pure joy.
Pro Tip 2/3Beyond Smile
'Joy' implies a stronger feeling than just smiling or feeling content; it is often associated with a sense of fulfillment.
The crowd erupted in joy as the team won.
Pro Tip 3/3Physical Reaction
Joy can trigger physical reactions like jumping, clapping, or even shedding happy tears.
Upon hearing the news, they jumped for joy.
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Video examples
Would winning the...
The wealthy players started patronizing the poorer players and hogging the snacks they were meant to share. But just because a huge influx of cash isn't guaranteed to bring joy into your life doesn't mean that money can never make us happier. Findings show that we adapt to extrinsic and material things,
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The real meaning of soul...
it transforms that pain into beauty by a kind of alchemy it makes the bitter into the hauntingly bitter sweet even into joy and yet couldn't it be said that all great music is really soul music music that moves you that is sometimes literally so that I might fly myself
Video examples
What is bipolar...
it can feel impossible to find the balance necessary to lead a healthy life. Type 1's extreme highs are known as manic episodes, and they can make a person range from feeling irritable to invincible. But these euphoric episodes exceed ordinary feelings of joy,
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A brief history of...
like beauty and joy. To understand the sadness of the trees losing their leaves in the fall is to more fully understand the cycle of life that brings flowers in the spring. But wisdom and emotional intelligence seem pretty high on the hierarchy of needs.
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Why do people have...
Ah, spring. Grass growing, flowers blooming, trees growing new leaves, but if you get allergies, this explosion of new life probably inspires more dread than joy. Step outside, and within minutes, you're sneezing and congested. Your nose is running,
Video examples
Explore cave paintings...
or spiritual journeys. Or could they be art for art's sake, the sheer joy and fulfillment of creation? As with many unsolved mysteries of the ancient world, we may never know for sure, barring the invention of a time machine, that is.
Video examples
Rethinking infidelity...
it is essential to do things that bring back a sense of self-worth, to surround oneself with love and with friends and activities that give back joy and meaning and identity. But even more important,
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Eye vs. camera - Michael...
the result of hundreds of millions of years of coevolution with our brains. And so what if we don't always see the world exactly as it is. There's a certain joy to be found watching stationary leaves
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Diving With Dolphins -...
there's a lightness to joy a brightness reflected in the natural world
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Earth Day Eve 2021 PIPE...
They love deeply, play with joy
Video examples
Would winning the...
The wealthy players started patronizing the poorer players and hogging the snacks they were meant to share. But just because a huge influx of cash isn't guaranteed to bring joy into your life doesn't mean that money can never make us happier. Findings show that we adapt to extrinsic and material things,
Video examples
The real meaning of soul...
it transforms that pain into beauty by a kind of alchemy it makes the bitter into the hauntingly bitter sweet even into joy and yet couldn't it be said that all great music is really soul music music that moves you that is sometimes literally so that I might fly myself
Video examples
What is bipolar...
it can feel impossible to find the balance necessary to lead a healthy life. Type 1's extreme highs are known as manic episodes, and they can make a person range from feeling irritable to invincible. But these euphoric episodes exceed ordinary feelings of joy,
Video examples
A brief history of...
like beauty and joy. To understand the sadness of the trees losing their leaves in the fall is to more fully understand the cycle of life that brings flowers in the spring. But wisdom and emotional intelligence seem pretty high on the hierarchy of needs.
Video examples
Why do people have...
Ah, spring. Grass growing, flowers blooming, trees growing new leaves, but if you get allergies, this explosion of new life probably inspires more dread than joy. Step outside, and within minutes, you're sneezing and congested. Your nose is running,
Video examples
Explore cave paintings...
or spiritual journeys. Or could they be art for art's sake, the sheer joy and fulfillment of creation? As with many unsolved mysteries of the ancient world, we may never know for sure, barring the invention of a time machine, that is.
Video examples
Rethinking infidelity...
it is essential to do things that bring back a sense of self-worth, to surround oneself with love and with friends and activities that give back joy and meaning and identity. But even more important,
Video examples
Eye vs. camera - Michael...
the result of hundreds of millions of years of coevolution with our brains. And so what if we don't always see the world exactly as it is. There's a certain joy to be found watching stationary leaves
Video examples
Diving With Dolphins -...
there's a lightness to joy a brightness reflected in the natural world
Video examples
Earth Day Eve 2021 PIPE...
They love deeply, play with joy
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Quote examples
Henri Nouwen
Dutch Clergyman
Each day holds a surprise. But only if we expect it can we see, hear, or feel it when it comes to us. Let's not be afraid to receive each day's surprise, whether it comes to us as sorrow or as joy It will open a new place in our hearts, a place where we can welcome new friends and celebrate more fully our shared humanity.
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Leo Tolstoy
Russian Novelist
Joy can only be real if people look upon their life as a service and have a definite object in life outside themselves and their personal happiness.
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Joyce Meyer
American Author
Traditions are a common part of our lives. They can be good, and not all traditions are wrong, but sometimes they can take the joy out of life.
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Steve Harvey
American Actor
People see me laughing and telling jokes, but they had no idea after the show was over, I had no joy in my life, in my heart.
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Chuck Palahniuk
American Novelist
Find joy in everything you choose to do. Every job, relationship, home... it's your responsibility to love it, or change it.
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Richard Bach
American Novelist
The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life.
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Thomas Merton
American Author
Be good, keep your feet dry, your eyes open, your heart at peace and your soul in the joy of Christ.
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Helen Keller
American Author
We could never learn to be brave and patient, if there were only joy in the world.
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Henry Ward Beecher
American Clergyman
The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the wide world's joy.
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Isabel Allende
Chilean Writer
My life is about ups and downs, great joys and great losses.
Quote examples
Henri Nouwen
Dutch Clergyman
Each day holds a surprise. But only if we expect it can we see, hear, or feel it when it comes to us. Let's not be afraid to receive each day's surprise, whether it comes to us as sorrow or as joy It will open a new place in our hearts, a place where we can welcome new friends and celebrate more fully our shared humanity.
Quote examples
Leo Tolstoy
Russian Novelist
Joy can only be real if people look upon their life as a service and have a definite object in life outside themselves and their personal happiness.
Quote examples
Joyce Meyer
American Author
Traditions are a common part of our lives. They can be good, and not all traditions are wrong, but sometimes they can take the joy out of life.
Quote examples
Steve Harvey
American Actor
People see me laughing and telling jokes, but they had no idea after the show was over, I had no joy in my life, in my heart.
Quote examples
Chuck Palahniuk
American Novelist
Find joy in everything you choose to do. Every job, relationship, home... it's your responsibility to love it, or change it.
Quote examples
Richard Bach
American Novelist
The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life.
Quote examples
Thomas Merton
American Author
Be good, keep your feet dry, your eyes open, your heart at peace and your soul in the joy of Christ.
Quote examples
Helen Keller
American Author
We could never learn to be brave and patient, if there were only joy in the world.
Quote examples
Henry Ward Beecher
American Clergyman
The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the wide world's joy.
Quote examples
Isabel Allende
Chilean Writer
My life is about ups and downs, great joys and great losses.
Example 1 of 10
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