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The word joy refers to the emotion evoked by well-being, success, or good fortune, and is typically associated with feelings of intense, long lasting happiness.[1]
Dictionary definitions[edit]
Dictionary definitions of joy typically include a sense depression a reaction to an external happening, e.g. a physical sensation experienced, or receiving good news.[2][3]
Distinction vs similar states[edit]
C. S. Lewis saw a clear distinction between joy, pleasure, and happiness: «I sometimes wonder whether all pleasures are not substitutes for Joy»,[4] and «I call it Joy, which is here a technical term and must be sharply distinguished both from Happiness and Pleasure. Joy (in my sense) has indeed one characteristic, and one only, in common with them; the fact that anyone who has experienced it will want it again… I doubt whether anyone who has tasted it would ever, if both were in his power, exchange it for all the pleasures in the world. But then Joy is never in our power and Pleasure often is.»[5]
Michela Summa says that the distinction between joy and happiness is that, «Joy accompanies the process through and through, whereas happiness seems to be more strictly tied to the moment of achievement of the process… joy is not only a direct emotional response to an event that is embedded in our life-concerns but is also tightly bound to the present moment, whereas happiness presupposes an evaluative stance concerning one period of one’s life or one’s own life as a whole.»[6]
Causes[edit]
The causes of joy have been ascribed to various sources.
«When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.” — Gautama Buddha,[7]
«[Joy is] the emotional dimension of the good life, of a life that is both going well and is being lived well.» — Miroslav Volf[8]
«This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; the being thoroughly worn out before you are thrown on the scrap heap; the being a force of Nature instead of a feverish selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy.» — George Bernard Shaw[9]
Arianna Huffington an advocate for the things that instigate joy, studied ways that joy can be triggered. In her research, she determined that joy is produced by positive responses that certain neurochemicals in the brain produce during stimulating activities, such as dopamine.[10] [11] According to Huffington, activities that are able to evoke a positive neurochemical response are producers of joy.
Ingrid Fetell Lee has studied the sources of joy. She wrote the book «Joyful: The Surprising Power of Ordinary Things to Create Extraordinary Happiness»,[12] and gave a TED talk on the subject, titled «Where joy hides and how to find it.»[13]
See also[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Happiness.
Wikiquote has quotations related to Joy.
- Joie de vivre
- Happiness
- Reward system
- Pleasure
References[edit]
- ^ «Definition of JOY». www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ «Joy». Cambridge Dictionary.
- ^ «Joy». Dictionary.com.
- ^ Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life. (p. 169) Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Kindle Edition.
- ^ Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life. (p. 18) Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Kindle Edition.
- ^ Summa, Michela (2020). Joy and Happiness. ISBN 9781315180786.
- ^ «A quote by Gautama Buddha». Goodreads.com. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ Volf, Miroslav (Spring 2016). Joy and Human Flourishing. Fortress Press. p. 133. ISBN 978-1-4514-8207-2.
- ^ «Man and Superman — Wikiquote». En.wikiquote.org. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Huffington, Ariana. «Joy Triggers».
- ^ Jiang, Daniel. «Getting High Naturally — Happiness on Demand». Happyness By Design. Retrieved 7 September 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Lee, Ingrid Fetell. Joyful: The Surprising Power of Ordinary Things to Create Extraordinary Happiness.
- ^ Lee, Ingrid Fetell (21 May 2018), Where joy hides and how to find it, retrieved 2 October 2020
joy
(joi)
n.
1.
a. Intense and especially ecstatic or exultant happiness, or an instance of such feeling.
b. An expression of such feeling.
2. A source or an object of joy: their only child, their pride and joy.
v. joyed, joy·ing, joys Archaic
v.intr.
To take great pleasure; rejoice.
v.tr.
1. To fill with ecstatic happiness, pleasure, or satisfaction.
2. To enjoy.
[Middle English joie, from Old French, from Latin gaudia, pl. of gaudium, joy, from gaudēre, to rejoice; see gāu- in Indo-European roots.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
joy
(dʒɔɪ)
n
1. a deep feeling or condition of happiness or contentment
2. something causing such a feeling; a source of happiness
3. an outward show of pleasure or delight; rejoicing
4. informal Brit success; satisfaction: I went to the bank for a loan, but got no joy.
vb
5. (intr) to feel joy
6. (tr) obsolete to make joyful; gladden
[C13: from Old French joie, from Latin gaudium joy, from gaudēre to be glad]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
joy
(dʒɔɪ)
n.
1. a feeling or state of great delight or happiness; keen pleasure; elation.
2. a source or cause of keen pleasure or delight: a book that was a joy to read.
3. the expression or display of glad feeling; gaiety.
v.i.
4. to feel joy; be glad; rejoice.
v.t.
5. Obs. to gladden.
[1175–1225; < Old French joie, joye < Late Latin gaudia, orig. neuter pl. of Latin gaudium joy =gaud(ēre) to be glad + -ium -ium1]
Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
Joy
See Also: CONTENTMENT, HAPPINESS, PLEASURE
- Agitated with delight as a waving sea —Arabian Nights
- Exhilaration spread through his breast like some pleasurable form of heartburn —Nadine Gordimer
- A joyous feeling … shot up, like the grass in spring —Ivan Turgenev
- (Heart is) as full of sunshine as a hay field —Josh Billings
- Bliss … as though you’d suddenly swallowed a bright piece of that late afternoon sun and it burned in your bosom, sending out a little shower of sparks into every particle —Katherine Mansfield
The simile sets the mood for one of Mansfield’s best known stories, Bliss.
- Ecstacy warm and rich as wine —Harvey Swados
- Elated … like a lion tamer who has at last found the whip crack which will subdue the most ferocious of his big cats —John Mortimer
- Enjoy life like a young porpoise —George Santayana
- Gorged with joy like a pigeon too fat to fly —Marge Piercy
- Great joys, like griefs, are silent —Shackerley Marmion
- Gurgle like a meadowlark —W. P. Kinsella
- Heart … soared like a geyser —William Peden
- Her heart became as light as a bubble —Antonia White
- Joy careens and smashes through them like a speeding car out of control —Irving Feldman
- Joy … felt it rumbling within him like a subterranean river —André Malraux
- Joyful as carollers —David Leavitt
- Joy is like the ague [malaria]; one good day between two bad ones —Danish proverb
- Joy leaping within me … like a trout in a brook —George Garrett
- Joy rises in me like a summer morn —Samuel Taylor Coleridge
- Joys are bubble-like; what makes them bursts them too —P. J. Bailey
- Joy, simple as the wildflowers —George Garrett
- Joys … like angel visits, short and bright —John Norris
The angel visit comparison has been as effectively linked to goodness and fame.
- Joys met by chance … flow for us fresh and strong, like new wine when it gushes from the press —André Gide
- The joys we’ve missed in youth are like … lost umbrellas; we musn’t spend the rest of life wondering where they are —Henry James
- (He is) jubilant as a flag unfurled —Dorothy Parker
- Men without joy seem like corpses —Kaethe Kolwitz
- My heart lifted like a wave —Norman Mailer
- Our joys are about me like a net —Iris Murdoch
- Rose and fell, like a floating swimmer, on easygoing great waves of voluptuous joy —Christina Stead
- A strong exhilaration ran through her like the fumes of wine —Ben Ames Williams
- The sun in my heart comes up like a Javanese orange —Dylan Thomas
- Their joys … ran into each other like water paints mingling to form delicate new colors —Sumner Locke Elliott
- Triumphant as if I’d just hurled a shutout —W. P. Kinsella
The term shutout was particularly appropriate in Kinsella’s baseball novel, Shoeless Joe. Baseball expressions do, however, work well within other contexts.
- A wonderful feeling enveloped him, as if light were being shaken about him —John Cheever
Similes Dictionary, 1st Edition. © 1988 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
joy
Past participle: joyed
Gerund: joying
| Imperative |
|---|
| joy |
| joy |
| Present |
|---|
| I joy |
| you joy |
| he/she/it joys |
| we joy |
| you joy |
| they joy |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I joyed |
| you joyed |
| he/she/it joyed |
| we joyed |
| you joyed |
| they joyed |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am joying |
| you are joying |
| he/she/it is joying |
| we are joying |
| you are joying |
| they are joying |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have joyed |
| you have joyed |
| he/she/it has joyed |
| we have joyed |
| you have joyed |
| they have joyed |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was joying |
| you were joying |
| he/she/it was joying |
| we were joying |
| you were joying |
| they were joying |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had joyed |
| you had joyed |
| he/she/it had joyed |
| we had joyed |
| you had joyed |
| they had joyed |
| Future |
|---|
| I will joy |
| you will joy |
| he/she/it will joy |
| we will joy |
| you will joy |
| they will joy |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have joyed |
| you will have joyed |
| he/she/it will have joyed |
| we will have joyed |
| you will have joyed |
| they will have joyed |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be joying |
| you will be joying |
| he/she/it will be joying |
| we will be joying |
| you will be joying |
| they will be joying |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been joying |
| you have been joying |
| he/she/it has been joying |
| we have been joying |
| you have been joying |
| they have been joying |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been joying |
| you will have been joying |
| he/she/it will have been joying |
| we will have been joying |
| you will have been joying |
| they will have been joying |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been joying |
| you had been joying |
| he/she/it had been joying |
| we had been joying |
| you had been joying |
| they had been joying |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would joy |
| you would joy |
| he/she/it would joy |
| we would joy |
| you would joy |
| they would joy |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have joyed |
| you would have joyed |
| he/she/it would have joyed |
| we would have joyed |
| you would have joyed |
| they would have joyed |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  joy — the emotion of great happiness
joyfulness, joyousness emotion — any strong feeling high spirits, lightness, elation — a feeling of joy and pride exultation, jubilance, jubilancy, jubilation — a feeling of extreme joy excitement, exhilaration — the feeling of lively and cheerful joy; «he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed» exuberance — joyful enthusiasm sorrow — an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement; «he tried to express his sorrow at her loss» |
| 2. | joy — something or someone that provides a source of happiness; «a joy to behold»; «the pleasure of his company»; «the new car is a delight»
delight, pleasure positive stimulus — a stimulus with desirable consequences |
|
| Verb | 1. | joy — feel happiness or joy
rejoice chirk up, cheer up, cheer — become cheerful feel, experience — undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind; «She felt resentful»; «He felt regret» gladden — become glad or happy be on cloud nine, exult, jump for joy, walk on air — feel extreme happiness or elation |
| 2. | joy — make glad or happy
gladden overjoy — cause to feel extremely joyful or happy; «the economic growth overjoyed the German industry» |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
joy
noun
1. delight, pleasure, triumph, satisfaction, happiness, ecstasy, enjoyment, bliss, transport, euphoria, festivity, felicity, glee, exuberance, rapture, elation, exhilaration, radiance, gaiety, jubilation, hilarity, exaltation, ebullience, exultation, gladness, joyfulness, ravishment Salter shouted with joy.
delight despair, grief, misery, sorrow, unhappiness, tribulation
no joy no luck (Informal) a negative, no result, no success, no satisfaction They expect no joy from the vote itself.
Quotations
«But headlong joy is ever on the wing» [John Milton The Passion]
«Things won are done; joy’s soul lies in the doing» [William Shakespeare Troilus and Cressida]
«Joy cometh in the morning» Bible: Psalms 5
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
joy
noun
1. A feeling of extreme gratification aroused by something good or desired:
2. A condition of supreme well-being and good spirits:
verb
1. To feel or take joy or pleasure:
2. Archaic. To give great or keen pleasure to:
The American Heritage® Roget’s Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
بَهْجَةٌسرورفَرَح شديدمَصْدَر الفَرَح
radost
glæde
ĝojo
iloriemu
radost
öröm
ánægjagleðigleîiefni
喜び
기쁨
džiaugsminga nuotaika
prieks
radost
glädje
ความยินดี
sự vui mừng
Collins Spanish Dictionary — Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
joy
joy
:
joyride
n → Spritztour f (in einem gestohlenen Auto); to take a car for a joy → (ein Auto stehlen und damit) eine Spritztour machen
joyrider
n Autodieb, der den Wagen nur für eine Spritztour will, → Joyrider(in) m(f)
joyriding
n → Joyriding nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
joy
(dʒoi) noun
1. great happiness. The children jumped for joy when they saw the new toys.
2. a cause of great happiness. Our son is a great joy to us.
ˈjoyful adjective
filled with, showing or causing joy. a joyful mood; joyful faces/news.
ˈjoyfully adverbˈjoyfulness nounˈjoyous adjective
joyful.
ˈjoyously adverb
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
joy
→ بَهْجَةٌ radost glæde Freude χαρά alegría ilo joie radost gioia 喜び 기쁨 vreugde glede radość alegria радость glädje ความยินดี neşe sự vui mừng 欢乐
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
- Albanian: gaz (sq) m
- Arabic: سُرُور (ar) m (surūr), فَرَح (ar) m (faraḥ)
- Armenian: հրճվանք (hy) (hrčvankʿ), ուրախություն (hy) (uraxutʿyun)
- Azerbaijani: sevinc (az), fərəh (az), şadlıq
- Belarusian: ра́дасць f (rádascʹ)
- Bengali: আনন্দ (anondo)
- Bulgarian: ра́дост (bg) f (rádost)
- Burmese: ပီတိ (my) (piti.), သောမနဿ (my) (sau:ma.na.ssa.)
- Buryat: баяр (bajar)
- Catalan: alegria (ca) f, joia (ca) f
- Chinese:
- Cantonese: 歡喜／欢喜 (fun1 hei2), 歡樂／欢乐 (fun1 lok6), 喜悅／喜悦 (hei2 jyut6), 喜樂／喜乐 (hei2 lok6)
- Mandarin: 歡喜／欢喜 (zh) (huānxǐ), 歡樂／欢乐 (zh) (huānlè), 喜悅／喜悦 (zh) (xǐyuè), 喜樂／喜乐 (zh) (xǐlè)
- Min Nan: 歡喜／欢喜 (zh-min-nan) (hoaⁿ-hí), 喜樂／喜乐 (hí-lo̍k)
- Wu: 高興／高兴 (kau xin), 快樂／快乐 (khua loq)
- Classical Nahuatl: pāquiliztli
- Coptic: ⲣⲁϣⲓ m (raši)
- Czech: radost (cs) f
- Danish: glæde c, lykke (da) c
- Dutch: vreugde (nl) f
- Egyptian: (rš m), (ršrš m)
- Esperanto: ĝojo
- Estonian: rõõm
- Faroese: gleði f
- Finnish: ilo (fi), riemu (fi), onni (fi)
- French: joie (fr) f
- Galician: ledicia (gl) f
- Georgian: სიხარული (sixaruli), სიამოვნება (siamovneba), მხიარულება (mxiaruleba)
- German: Freude (de) f
- Gilbertese: kukurei
- Gothic: 𐍆𐌰𐌷𐌴𐌸𐍃 f (fahēþs)
- Greek: χαρά (el) f (chará)
- Ancient: χαρά f (khará)
- Greenlandic: pilluarneq
- Guaraní: vy’a (gn)
- Hawaiian: ʻoliʻoli
- Hebrew: שִׂמְחָה (he) f (simkhá)
- Hindi: हर्ष (hi) m (harṣ), आनंद (hi) m (ānand), ख़ुशी f (xuśī), सुख (hi) m (sukh)
- Hungarian: öröm (hu)
- Icelandic: gleði (is) f
- Ido: joyo (io)
- Indonesian: kebahagiaan (id), kegembiraan (id), kesenangan (id), keceriaan (id)
- Irish: áthas m, lúcháir f
- Italian: gioia (it) f, allegria (it) f, felicità (it) f, piacere (it) m
- Japanese: 喜び (ja) (よろこび, yorokobi)
- Kaqchikel: kikotemal (cak)
- Kazakh: шаттық (şattyq)
- Khmer: តុស្តី (tohsdəy), បាមោជ្ជ (km) (paamaoccĕəʼ), បីតិ (km) (pəyteʼ), ប្រមោទ (km) (prɑmaot)
- Korean: 즐거움 (ko) (jeulgeoum), 기쁨 (ko) (gippeum)
- Krio: jɔy
- Kurdish:
- Central Kurdish: خۆشی (ckb) (xoşî)
- Northern Kurdish: xoşî (ku)
- Kyrgyz: шаттык (ky) (şattık), кубаныч (ky) (kubanıç), суйүнүч (suyünüç)
- K’iche’:ki’kotemal (quc)
- Ladino: alegriya f
- Lao: ຜາສຸກ (phā suk), ປີຕິ (pī ti), ຄວາມສຸກ (lo) (khuām suk)
- Latgalian: prīca f, prīceiba, ļuste
- Latin: gaudium n, gaudimonium n, laetitia f
- Latvian: prieks m
- Lithuanian: džiaugsmas (lt) m
- Macedonian: радост f (radost)
- Malay: kegembiraan
- Maltese: ferħ m
- Manchu: ᠰᡝᠪᠵᡝᠨ (sebjen)
- Manx: boggey m
- Maori: mākoakoa, hurō
- Mongolian: баяр (mn) (bajar)
- Navajo: ił hózhǫ́
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: fryd (no) m, glede (no) c
- Nynorsk: fryd m, frygd f, glede f
- Old Church Slavonic:
- Cyrillic: радость f (radostĭ)
- Old English: ġefēa m
- Oromo: gammachuu
- Pali: pīti f
- Pashto: آغې (ps) f (āǧé), خشالي (xašālí), سرور m (sarúr), خوښي (ps) f (xwaӽí)
- Persian: سرور (fa) (sorur), کروز (fa) (koruz), شادی (fa) (šâdi), خرسندی (fa) (xorsandi), خوشی (fa) (xoši)
- Pipil: pākilis
- Plautdietsch: Freid f, Häaj f
- Polish: uciecha (pl), radość (pl)
- Portuguese: alegria (pt) f
- Quechua: q’uchu
- Romanian: fericire (ro) f, bucurie (ro) f, jovialitate (ro) f, veselie (ro) f, voioșie (ro)
- Russian: ра́дость (ru) f (rádostʹ), весе́лье (ru) n (vesélʹje)
- Sanskrit: हर्ष (sa) m (harṣa), सुख (sa) (sukha), नान्दी (sa) f (nāndī), प्रमोद (sa) m (pramoda), रण (sa) m (raṇa)
- Scottish Gaelic: àigh m, sogan m
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: радост f, весеље n, срећа f
- Roman: radost (sh) f, veselje (sh) n, sreća f
- Slovak: radosť f
- Slovene: radost (sl) f
- Somali: farax
- Sorbian:
- Lower Sorbian: wjasele n
- Spanish: alegría (es) f, gozo (es) m, felicidad (es), júbilo (es), regocijo (es)
- Swahili: furaha (sw)
- Swedish: glädje (sv) c, lycka (sv)
- Tajik: шодӣ (tg) (šodī), хурсандӣ (tg) (xursandī)
- Tamil: இன்பம் (ta) (iṉpam), மகிழ்ச்சி (ta) (makiḻcci)
- Telugu: సంతోషం (te) (santōṣaṁ)
- Thai: สุข (th) (sùk), กำหนัด (th) (gam-nàt), ปิติ (bpì-dtì), ดุษฎี (th) (dùt-sà-dii)
- Tocharian B: katkauña, plānto
- Turkish: haz (tr), sevinç (tr), keyif (tr), mutluluk (tr), zevk (tr), neşe (tr), şetaret (tr)
- Turkmen: şatlyk, begenç (tk)
- Ugaritic: 𐎌𐎎𐎃𐎚 (šmḫt)
- Ukrainian: ра́дість f (rádistʹ)
- Urdu: آنند (ur) m (ānand), خوشی f (xuśī)
- Uyghur: خۇشاللىق (xushalliq)
- Uzbek: xursandlik (uz), shodlik (uz)
- Venetian: ałegrézsa f, ałegrìa f
- Welsh: llawenydd (cy) m
- Yiddish: פֿרייד f (freyd)
- Zulu: injabulo (zu)
Noun
Their sorrow turned to joy.
I can hardly express the joy I felt at seeing her again.
Seeing her again brought tears of joy to my eyes.
The flowers are a joy to behold!
What a joy it was to see her again.
Verb
the whole town is joying in the fact that its oldest church has been restored to its Victorian splendor
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—Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 9 Dec. 2022
But also to joy in and record the astonishment—inner and outer.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 1 Jan. 2023
Before long, her videos were the ones bringing people joy.
—Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 9 Dec. 2022
Before long, her videos were the ones bringing people joy.
—Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 9 Dec. 2022
Before long, her videos were the ones bringing people joy.
—Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 8 Dec. 2022
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Joy
joy [dʒɔɪ]
1) ра́дость; весе́лье;
to wish smb. joy поздравля́ть кого́-л.
2) что-л., вызыва́ющее восто́рг, восхище́ние
2.
v поэт.
ра́довать(ся); весели́ть(ся)
Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > Joy
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Joy
joy [dʒɔɪ]
1) ра́дость; весе́лье;
to wish smb. joy поздравля́ть кого́-л.
2) что-л., вызыва́ющее восто́рг, восхище́ние
2.
v поэт.
ра́довать(ся); весели́ть(ся)
Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > Joy
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joy
joy [dʒɔɪ]
1) ра́дость; весе́лье;
to wish smb. joy поздравля́ть кого́-л.
2) что-л., вызыва́ющее восто́рг, восхище́ние
2.
v поэт.
ра́довать(ся); весели́ть(ся)
Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > joy
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joy
Персональный Сократ > joy
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joy
[ʤɔɪ]
1.
сущ.
1)
а) радость, счастье; восторг
boundless / great / unbounded joy — безграничная, большая радость
indescribable / ineffable joy — неописуемый восторг
sheer / unbridled joy — несказанная радость
to feel / find / take joy (in) — радоваться (находить радость в чём-л.)
for / with joy — от радости
They found joy in helping others. — Они находили радость в помощи другим.
— make joy
— take joy
— wish smb. joy
Syn:
б) удовольствие, удовлетворение ; разг. успех, успешный результат, удача
There’s even less joy in sending us money. — Ещё меньше толку высылать нам деньги.
We tried to locate Patrick’s position again, but without joy. — Мы снова попытались установить местонахождение Патрика, но безуспешно.
He reported «No joy!» — «Ничего хорошего!» — доложил он.
— have joy of smth.
Syn:
2) празднество, веселье
— joy fire
— joy firing
— joy gun
Syn:
3)
а) источник радости, удовольствия
A thing of beauty is a joy for ever. (J. Keats) — Прекрасное создание всегда являет радость.
б) радость моя, золотко моё
Pretty joy! Sweet joy but two days old. (W. Blake) — Дитя моё! Тебе всего два дня.
4)
;
разг.
повышающий настроение
— joy juice
— joy pop
— joypopper
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— joy plank
— joy sop
2.
;
поэт.
1)
б) радоваться наслаждаться , получать удовольствие
The old merchant joyed at the return of his son. — Старый торговец радовался возвращению своего сына.
He was genuinely joyed with my gift and shook my hand rather vigorously. — Он искренне радовался моему подарку и довольно энергично тряс мне руку.
At such moments a great sympathy welled up within me, and I felt shame that I had ever joyed in his discomfiture or pain. — В такие минуты чувство величайшего сострадания переполняло меня, и мне было стыдно за то, что я когда-то получал удовольствие, видя его смущение или страдания.
2)
уст.
радовать; веселить
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Syn:
Англо-русский современный словарь > joy
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joy
[dʒɔɪ]
n
радость, веселье, восторг, счастье, удовольствие, удовлетворение
The baby is a joy to watch. — Смотреть на этого ребенка одно удовольствие.
It gave me great joy to hear your voice. — Мне доставило большое удовольствие услышать ваш голос. /Я очень обрадовался, когда услышал ваш голос.
My heart leaps with joy. — У меня сердце прыгает от радости.
His voice was ringing with joy. — В его голосе звенела радость.
He doesn’t know what to do with himself for joy. — Он не знает, что ему с собой делать от радости
— great joy
— boundless joy
— indescribable joy
— sheer joy
— joy of seeing her son’s success
— joys and sorrows of life
— shouts of joy
— days of joy
— days full of joy
— smb’s joy
— laugh for joy
— feel joy
— hide one’s joy
— share smb’s joy
— shout with joy
— fill smb’s heart with joy
— be seized
— be beaming with joy
— give oneself up to joy
— radiate joy
— it is a joy to do smth
English-Russian combinatory dictionary > joy
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Joy
1. n Джой
2. n радость; веселье; удовольствие
3. n разг. успех, удача
4. n праздничный; радостный
5. n амер. сл. создающий иллюзию хорошего настроения
6. v поэт. радовать; веселить
7. v поэт. радоваться; веселиться
Синонимический ряд:
1. delight (noun) delight; ecstasy; elation; exhilaration; jubilation
2. gladness (noun) exultation; gladness; rapture; satisfaction
3. pleasure (noun) beatitude; bliss; cheer; cheerfulness; delectation; enchantment; enjoyment; felicity; fruition; gaiety; happiness; joyance; pleasure; relish; transport
Антонимический ряд:
dejection; depression; despair; despondency; displeasure; dissatisfaction; distress; gloom; grief; heartache; melancholy; misery; misfortune; pain; sorrow
English-Russian base dictionary > Joy
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joy
радость
имя существительное:
глагол:
Англо-русский синонимический словарь > joy
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joy
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > joy
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joy
[dʒɔɪ]
joy (что-л.), вызывающее восторг, восхищение joy поэт. радовать(ся); веселить(ся) joy радость; веселье, удовольствие; to (wish smb.) joy поздравлять (кого-л.) joy радость; веселье, удовольствие; to (wish smb.) joy поздравлять (кого-л.) joy амер. разг. удобство, комфорт
English-Russian short dictionary > joy
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joy
English-Russian big medical dictionary > joy
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joy
English-Russian dictionary of expressions > joy
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joy
2000 самых употребительных английских слов > joy
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joy
Large English-Russian phrasebook > joy
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joy
1) радость; веселье, удовольствие; to wish smb. joy поздравлять кого-л.
2) что-л., вызывающее восторг, восхищение
3)
amer. collocation
удобство, комфорт
Syn:
pleasure
радовать(ся); веселить(ся)
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1 (a) джой; праздничный; радостный; создающий иллюзию хорошего настроения
2 (n) веселье; радость; удача; удовольствие
3 (v) веселить; радовать
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[ dʒɔɪ]
радость, веселье, удовольствие, утеха
радовать, веселить
* * *
комфорт
ликование
радость
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Джой
Новый англо-русский словарь > joy
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joy
English-Russian military dictionary > joy
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Joy
Джой
имя существительное:
Англо-русский синонимический словарь > Joy
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Joy
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > Joy
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joy
НБАРС > joy
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joy
1. радость, веселье, удовольствие;
2. нечто, вызывающее восторг;
3. успех, удача.
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сущ.
1) радость, веселье, удовольствие;
2) нечто, вызывающее восторг;
3) успех, удача.
Англо-русский словарь по социологии > joy
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Joy — is an emotion of great happiness. Joy may also refer to:urname* Alfred Harrison Joy, American astronomer (d. 1973) * Bernard Joy, English footballer (d.1984) * Bill Joy, Computer Pioneer (William Joy) * Brian Joy, a former English footballer * C … Wikipedia
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Joy — bezeichnet: Joy (Programmiersprache), eine funktionale Programmiersprache Joy (Band), österreichische Popgruppe aus den 1980er Jahren Joy (Mondkrater), einen Einschlagskrater auf dem Mond Joy ist der Vorname folgender Personen: Joy Bryant (*… … Deutsch Wikipedia
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JOY — JOY, a term used to render into English a number of Hebrew words expressing a response of pleasure to persons, things, situations, and acts. Commenting on the phrase, We will be glad and rejoice in thee, the Midrash (Song R. 1:4) notes that there … Encyclopedia of Judaism
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Joy — на шоу «Легенды Ретро FM 2010» Основная информация … Википедия
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Joy — (joi), n. [OE. joye, OF. joye, joie, goie, F. joie, L. gaudia, pl. of gaudium joy, fr. gaudere to rejoice, to be glad; cf. Gr. gai ein to rejoice, gay^ros proud. Cf. {Gaud}, {Jewel}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The passion or emotion excited by the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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joy — [ dʒɔı ] noun ** 1. ) uncount a feeling of great happiness: There were tears of joy in her eyes. do something with/for joy: Penny could have shouted with joy. joy at (doing) something: He could hardly contain his joy at seeing her again. to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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Joy 94,9 — Joy JOY 94.9 … Википедия
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joy — /joy/, n. 1. the emotion of great delight or happiness caused by something exceptionally good or satisfying; keen pleasure; elation: She felt the joy of seeing her son s success. 2. a source or cause of keen pleasure or delight; something or… … Universalium
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Joy — Joy, v. t. 1. To give joy to; to congratulate. [Obs.] Joy us of our conquest. Dryden. [1913 Webster] To joy the friend, or grapple with the foe. Prior. [1913 Webster] 2. To gladden; to make joyful; to exhilarate. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Neither… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Joy — Joy, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Joyed} (joid); p. pr. & vb. n. {Joying}.] [OF. joir, F. jouir. See {Joy}, n.] To rejoice; to be glad; to delight; to exult. [1913 Webster] I will joy in the God of my salvation. Hab. iii. 18. [1913 Webster] In whose… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Joy FM — (and similar variants) is the brand name of several radio stations:* WJIS in Bradenton, Florida (with several satellites and translators) * WOLC in Princess Anne, Maryland * CIXN FM in Fredericton, New Brunswick * 3JOY in Melbourne, Victoria,… … Wikipedia