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joy

/ˈdʒɔɪ/JOY
/ˈdʒɔɪ/JOY

Meaninggladness

Common meaning: great happiness

Journey through time

  1. Latingaudeō, gāvīsus‘to be glad’
  2. Frenchjoye
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsto be glad → great happinessjoy‘great happiness’ · today

joy also in: enjoygaudyrejoice

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin gaudeō ‘to be glad’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry gaudeō, p. 802 · dictionary scan

Roots

Related words

enjoygaudyrejoice

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