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joy

/dʒɔɪ/

joynoun

joys

Translations

радость

The birth of her child brought her immense joy.

Рождение её ребёнка принесло ей огромную радость.

веселье

The festival was filled with music and joy.

Фестиваль был наполнен музыкой и весельем.

Additional translations

Definitions

A feeling of great pleasure and happiness.

The joy on her face was evident when she received the good news.

A source or cause of delight.

The new puppy was a joy to the entire family.

Synonyms

Antonyms

joyverb

joyed

Past Simple

joyed

Past Participle

joying

Gerund

/dʒɔɪ/

Translations

радоваться

She joys in the success of her friends.

Она радуется успеху своих друзей.

Definitions

To experience great pleasure or delight.

She joyed in the success of her students.

To make someone very happy; to gladden.

The news of the victory joyed the whole town.

Synonyms

joyadjective

/dʒɔɪ/

Used attributively before a noun (e.g., "joy ride").

Definitions

Used before another noun to indicate that the thing mentioned causes or is associated with great pleasure.

They decided to take a joy ride through the countryside.

joyinterjection

Definitions

An exclamation expressing happiness or delight.

"Joy!" he cried when he saw the final score.

Synonyms

joyproper noun

Definitions

A female given name.

Joy graduated at the top of her class.