1
as in happiness
a feeling or state of well-being and contentment
the inexpressible joy that the couple are feeling upon the birth of their first child
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as in delight
a source of great satisfaction
my car is my pride and joy
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as in to delight
to feel or express joy or triumph
the whole town is joying in the fact that its oldest church has been restored to its Victorian splendor
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Recent Examples of joy
Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Join us in welcoming the area's newest not-so-little bundle of joy: A currently unnamed baby girl giraffe clocking in at 58 kilograms and 6 feet.
—Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 8 Apr. 2025
Nicole Chung, Time, 25 July 2023
In Rachel Kushner’s essay collection, The Hard Crowd, specifically the titular essay, there is an ode to joy near the beginning.
—Harper's BAZAAR, 31 Jan. 2023
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Noun
This year’s Australian Open brought not joy, but instead more frustration, in the shape of a first-round loss to Alex Michelsen, the unseeded 20-year-old American.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Join us in welcoming the area's newest not-so-little bundle of joy: A currently unnamed baby girl giraffe clocking in at 58 kilograms and 6 feet.
—Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 8 Apr. 2025
Verb
Acevedo’s treatment of magic as an everyday possibility is compelling, but there is also magic in the wonder, surprise, frustrations, and joys the characters experience in their relationships with one another.
—Nicole Chung, Time, 25 July 2023
In Rachel Kushner’s essay collection, The Hard Crowd, specifically the titular essay, there is an ode to joy near the beginning.
—Harper's BAZAAR, 31 Jan. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for joy
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So that was a very conscious call, along with the choice of basing it in a particular weather, which is monsoon, because the characters don’t really have any happiness or sunshine in their life.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
27 Mar. 2025
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To no longer be complicit in surrendering her life to the sport at the expense of her happiness.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Get The Recipe Cherry Delight As the name implies, this cool dessert is a true delight.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
2 Apr. 2025
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Lou was brought home, happy and healthy, to the obvious delight of his best buddy.—
Terry Baddoo,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Messi, at 35, led his country to glory against France, winning soccer’s ultimate prize in a pulsating match that finished 3-3 after extra time and had to be settled by a nerve-wracking penalty shootout.—
Patrick Smith,
NBC News,
19 Dec. 2022
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If Harris can bring together a family with Indian, African, and Jewish heritage, America can glory in its diversity.—
Fintan O’Toole,
The New York Review of Books,
26 Aug. 2020
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The deck space is bliss for morning coffee moments, and the firepit is begging for s’mores.—
Kristi Kellogg,
Architectural Digest,
28 Mar. 2025
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Jim Halpert and Pam Beesly may have one of the most memorable — and relatable — love stories in television history, but the couple’s ultimate bliss took nine seasons to get there.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2025
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The layout is a missed opportunity, as one of the pleasures of Abercrombie is to witness the interplay between her narratives and tropes rather than consider them in isolation.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
ARTnews.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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One of the movie’s greatest pleasures — and greatest challenges for the actors — is its heightened dialogue, which sounds unlike that of any other movie, even if Rudolph sees it as perfectly natural.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
25 Mar. 2025
Verb
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In this blind-tasting event, a selection of California wines, including Cabernet Sauvignon, triumphed over several First Growth French Bordeaux wines, shocking the wine world and established California as a world-class wine-producing region.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Jay Rodriguez’s rebound winner after his first-half penalty had been saved was the 10th time the club had triumphed 1-0 in League One this season.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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Why cats go wild for the treat Decide on an approach For some medications, administering pills can be as simple as waiting for your cat to chow down.—
Marina Pitofsky,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
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Here’s a rundown of all the sweet treats that made the cut, including what won in round one.—
Lauren Thomann,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Apr. 2025
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There was also visual feast thanks to a drone show from Skymagic, a global events company based in the north of England.—
Carlton Reid,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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What to do and where to stay in Bangkok Bustling Bangkok, Thailand’s capital city, is a feast for the senses and one of Asia’s megacities.—
Chris Dong,
AFAR Media,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Joy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joy. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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