joy
快乐,乐趣,喜悦,欢乐
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Definitions
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- : the emotion of great delight or happiness caused by something exceptionally good or satisfying; keen pleasure; elation: She felt the joy of seeing her son's success.
- : a source or cause of keen pleasure or delight; something or someone greatly valued or appreciated: Her prose style is a pure joy.
- : the expression or display of glad feeling; festive gaiety.
- : a state of happiness or felicity.
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- : to feel joy; be glad; rejoice.
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- : Obsolete. to gladden.
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Examples
Sterrett says every time she performs that melody, it feels like she’s “crashing the party,” bringing some joy and life to the somber proceedings.
When infused with fear, wonder, or joy, these memories always seem sharp enough to transport us back into those exact life events.
There are probably many messages of hate from people who do not share our joy.
Part of what makes us human is those kinds of questions, that kind of curiosity, that kind of joy.
So much joy and freedom can come from spending time in nature.
It jettisons jiggling ribbons of joy to every part of my body.
Marrying another Jew was not just a personal simcha (joy), but one for the community.
There was real joy on his face doling out the cigars and giving some to his wife to pass out from the box.
Joy Woodhouse calls in to tell her bickering boys Brad and Dallas to “get this out of your system” before Christmas.
It takes Sharp four hours to get into character: “I take joy in the mathematical, symmetrical precision and perfectness of Bach.”
Her new joy and excitement, her gaiety and zest for life— all had been caused, not by himself, but by another.
In Manila particularly, amidst the pealing of bells and strains of music, unfeigned enthusiasm and were everywhere evident.