Analysis Complete

joy

/ joy /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
something or someone that provides pleasure; a source of happiness
"a joy to behold"
"the pleasure of his company"
"the new car is a delight"
Type of:
positive stimulus
Derived:
please delight enjoy revel gladden
noun Sense 2
the emotion of great happiness
Opposites:
sorrow
Type of:
emotion
Kinds of:
elation high spirits exultation jubilance jubilancy
Derived:
gladden rejoice
verb Sense 3
make glad or happy
Opposites:
sadden
Derived:
delight pleasure joyousness joyfulness
Causes:
gladden
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 4
feel happiness or joy
Type of:
feel experience
Kinds of:
cheer cheer up chirk up gladden exult
Derived:
joyousness joyfulness rejoicing
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
53%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
31
Times Searched
20
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Related Words

positive stimulus emotion elation high spirits exultation jubilance jubilancy sorrow sadden feel experience cheer