joy

Definition

  • noun: a feeling of great happiness
  • noun: the emotion evoked by well-being, success, or good fortune or by the prospect of possessing what one desires
  • verb: to experience great pleasure or delight
  • synonyms: rejoice, delight, pleasure

Examples

  • She answered the phone and, to her great 'joy', heard her son's voice on the line. [=she felt very happy when she heard her son's voice]

  • “You've spent hours looking for it. Any 'joy'? [='luck']” “No 'joy' whatsoever, I'm afraid. I can't find it.”

  • They were 'shouting/jumping for joy'. [=they shouted/jumped because they were very happy]

Movie quotes

  • (..) Which should be like, tomorrow. So you can give that baby to me or go get lost in the blizzard. It's your choice. Here's your little bundle of joy. We'll return it to the human. Big bad Tiddy Widdy get cliff. Poor Tiddy Widdy. . . Sid, Tiddy Widdy is gonna lead the way. No. (..)
    2002 Ice Age