joy (/dʒɔɪ/)
noun · Beginner · Emotions & Feelings
🔊 /dʒɔɪ/
Meaning
Meaning: great happiness
A feeling of great happiness and delight.
Examples
🗣 Pure joy spread across her face as she opened the letter announcing her acceptance.
Etymology
From Old French ‘joie’, from Latin ‘gaudia’ (rejoicings).
How & Where It’s Used
A poetic and everyday word for intense happiness.
Literary Heritage
‘Ode to Joy’ is the famous theme of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony.
Tags: emotion, happiness