Definizione monolingua

joy

joy (third-person singular simple present joys, present participle joying, simple past and past participle joyed)

1. (intransitive) To feel joy, to rejoice.
   • 1485, Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book XVII:

     And than they joyed much, and dwelled there all day; and uppon the morne, whan they had herde Masse, they departed and commended the good man to God.

   • 1885, Sir Richard Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, Night 18:

     I swore readily enough to this and he joyed with exceeding joy and embraced me round the neck while love for him possessed my whole heart.

2. (transitive, archaic) To enjoy.
   • 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, IV.i.2:

     For from the time that Scudamour her bought, / In perilous fight, she neuer ioyed day [...].

joy (countable and uncountable; plural joys)

1. (uncountable) The feeling of happiness, extreme cheerfulness.

   They will be a source of strength and joy in your life.

2. (countable) An activity etc which causes this feeling.

   The joys and demands of new parents.

Definizione dizionario joy

	gioia
	feeling of happiness
	The feeling of happiness.

felicità

allegria

gaiezza

allegrezza

consolazione

contentezza

diletto

divertimento

fortuna

gaudio

giubilo

letizia

piacere

riuscita

soddisfazione

Altri significati:

(intransitive) To feel joy, to rejoice.

(transitive, archaic) To enjoy.

(uncountable) The feeling of happiness, extreme cheerfulness.

(countable) An activity etc which causes this feeling.