Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - joy
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Joy
joy
~1 n 1 great happiness and pleasure (to sb's joy) (To Beth's surprise and joy, she was awarded first prize. | jump for joy (=be very pleased)) 2 something or someone that gives you happiness and pleasure (the joys and sorrows of bringing up a family | be a joy to use/drive etc (=be very pleasant to use/drive etc)) (The new Merc's a joy to drive.) 3 (uncountable only in questions or negatives) BrE spoken success in doing what you are trying to do (You could ask the library to trace the book, but I doubt you'll get any joy.) ~2 v joy in sth phr v literary to be happy because of something
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(joys) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Joy is a feeling of great happiness. Salter shouted with joy. ...tears of joy. N-UNCOUNT 2. A joy is something or someone that makes you feel happy or gives you great pleasure. One can never learn all there is to know about cooking, and that is one of the joys of being a chef... = delight N-COUNT: with supp 3. If you get no joy, you do not have success or luck in achieving what you are trying to do. (BRIT INFORMAL) They expect no joy from the vote itself... N-UNCOUNT: with brd-neg 4. If you say that someone is jumping for joy, you mean that they are very pleased or happy about something. He jumped for joy on being told the news. PHRASE: V inflects 5. one’s pride and joy: see pride ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French joie, from Latin gaudia, plural of gaudium, from gaudere to rejoice; probably akin to Greek gethein to rejoice Date: 13th century 1. a. the emotion evoked by well-being, success, or good fortune or by the prospect of possessing what one desires ; delight b. the expression or exhibition of such emotion ; gaiety 2. a state of happiness or felicity ; bliss 3. a source or cause of delight • ~less adjective • ~lessly adverb • ~lessness noun II. verb Date: 14th century intransitive verb to experience great pleasure or delight ; rejoice transitive verb 1. archaic gladden 2. archaic en~ ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v. --n. 1 (often foll. by at, in) a vivid emotion of pleasure; extreme gladness. 2 a thing that causes joy. 3 Brit. colloq. satisfaction, success (got no joy). --v. esp. poet. 1 intr. rejoice. 2 tr. gladden. Phrases and idioms joy-bells bells rung on festive occasions. wish a person joy of iron. be gladly rid of (what that person has to deal with). Derivatives joyless adj. joylessly adv. Etymology: ME f. OF joie ult. f. L gaudium f. gaudere rejoice ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. радость; веселье; удовольствие to jump for (with) joy —- скакать от радости to wish smb. joy —- желать счастье (удачи, успеха) кому-л. to the joy of his mother he won first prize —- к восторгу своей матери, он завоевал первый приз 2. что-л. вызывающее восторг, восхищение to be smb.'s only joy —- быть чьей-л. единственной утехой (радостью) on a hot day a cold swim is a joy —- в жаркий день поплавать в холодной воде большое удовольствие 3. разг. успех, удача no joy —- ничего не известно, нет никаких новостей (сведений); ответа нет; ничего хорошего; не повезло, не удалось I tried to get through to her on the telephone, but I didn't have any joy —- я пытался связаться с ней по телефону, но безуспешно 4. в грам. знач. прил. праздничный; радостный joy bells —- праздничный колокольный звон joy fire —- костер, зажигаемый по случаю праздника joy gun —- орудие, из которого стреляют по случаю праздника 5. ам. сл. создающий иллюзию хорошего настроения (обыкн. о наркотике) joy juice —- алкоголь, спиртное joy powder —- морфий joy smoke —- марихуана joy stick —- трубка опиума Id: joys shared with others are more enjoyed —- посл. разделенная радость - двойная радость (вдвойне приятна) Id: (there is) no joy without alloy —- посл. нет розы без шипов Id: God give you joy, joy go with you —- желаю вам счастья (удачи) 6. радовать;...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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noun Джой JOY 1. noun 1) радость; веселье, удовольствие - wish joy 2) что-л., вызывающее восторг, восхищение 3) amer.; coll. удобство, комфорт Syn: see pleasure 2. v. poet. радовать(ся); веселить(ся) JOY (личн. имена) - Джой ...Англо-русский словарь
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- 12c., from O.Fr. joie, from L. gaudia, pl. of gaudium "joy," from gaudere "rejoice," from PIE base *gau-. Joy-riding is Amer.Eng., 1908; joy stick is 1910, aviators' slang. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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