Definitions for Joy

Joy joy

Spelling: [joi]
IPA: /dʒɔɪ/

Joy is a 3 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 9 anagrams from letters in Joy (joy).

Definitions for Joy

noun

  1. the emotion of great delight or happiness caused by something exceptionally good or satisfying; keen pleasure; elation:
  2. a source or cause of keen pleasure or delight; something or someone greatly valued or appreciated:
  3. the expression or display of glad feeling; festive gaiety.
  4. a state of happiness or felicity.
  5. a female given name.

verb (used with object)

  1. Obsolete. to gladden.

verb (used without object)

  1. to feel joy; be glad; rejoice.

Origin of Joy

1175-1225; Middle English joy(e) Old French joie, joye Late Latin gaudia, neuter plural (taken as feminine singular) of Latin gaudium joy, equivalent to gaud- (base of gaudēre to be glad) + -

Examples for Joy

Taking the time to thank our federal, state, and local bureaucracies for all the joy they bring us every day.

It jettisons jiggling ribbons of joy to every part of my body.

On the contrary, indeed, he appeared to joy immensely in Percival's way of life.

joy Woodhouse calls in to tell her bickering boys Brad and Dallas to “get this out of your system” before Christmas.

What a joy it was to get away from stuffy courts of justice into the pure Warwickshire air.

He was received with joy for the service he had rendered to the Italian people.

Kiss me, my brother, and let my tears run only from my pride and joy!

The tidings were hailed with joy; not only by the young couple, but by all the villagers.

It is a joy to watch Shafer seamlessly work incisive commentary on contemporary life into a fast-paced spine-chiller.

Marrying another Jew was not just a personal simcha (joy), but one for the community.

Word Value for Joy
Scrable

13

Words with friends

14

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