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| NOUN | 1 | joy, joyousness, joyfulness | The emotion of great happiness |
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| 2 | joy, delight, pleasure | Something or someone that provides pleasure | |
| VERB | 1 | joy, rejoice | Feel happiness or joy |
| 2 | joy, gladden | Make glad or happy |
| Sounds | jhoy' |
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| Rhymes | enjoy, killjoy |
| Meaning | The emotion of great happiness. |
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| Synonyms | joyousness, joyfulness |
| Contrary | sorrow |
| Broader | emotion |
| Narrower | elation, high spirits, lightness; exultation, jubilance, jubilancy, jubilation; exhilaration, excitement; exuberance |
| Adjectives | joyous |
| Verbs | joy; joy |
| Meaning | Something or someone that provides pleasure. A source of happiness. |
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| Examples | "a joy to behold" |
| Synonyms | delight, pleasure |
| Broader | positive stimulus |
| Verbs | joy |
| Meaning | Feel happiness or joy. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP |
| Synonyms | rejoice |
| Caused by | elate, lift up, uplift, pick up, intoxicate |
| Broader | feel, experience |
| Narrower | cheer, cheer up, chirk up; gladden; exult, walk on air, be on cloud nine, jump for joy |
| Nouns | joy |
| Meaning | Make glad or happy. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody |
| Model | The good news will joy her |
| Synonyms | gladden |
| Contrary | sadden |
| Cause to | gladden |
| Narrower | overjoy |
| Nouns | joy; joy |
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