The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - joy n.

1) pleasure, gratification, satisfaction, happiness, contentment, enjoyment, gladness, delight, felicity, elation, exaltation, ecstasy, bliss, exhilaration, exultation, rapture: We felt indescribable joy at seeing the children safe and sound. 2) gaiety, cheerfulness, cheer, glee, buoyancy, joviality, jollity, jocundity, joyfulness, joyousness, jubilation, merriment, light-heartedness, blithesomeness: Let me wish you joy in this holiday season. 3) delight, pleasure, treat, blessing, gratification, satisfaction, prize: A thing of beauty is a joy forever.