Joy | Mean of joy in English Dictionary

/ˈʤoɪ/

• Noun
• a feeling of great happiness
1. Their sorrow turned to joy.
2. I can hardly express the joy I felt at seeing her again.
3. Seeing her again brought tears of joy to my eyes.
4. He found great joy in (doing) his work.
5. She answered the phone and, to her great joy, heard her son's voice on the line. [=she felt very happy when she heard her son's voice]
6. They were shouting/jumping for joy. [=they shouted/jumped because they were very happy]
• a source or cause of great happiness
1. The flowers are a joy to behold!
2. What a joy it was to see her again.
3. the joy of sailing
4. the joys of parenthood
5. Her son is her pride and joy. [=her son makes her very proud and happy]
• success in doing, finding, or getting something
1. “You've spent hours looking for it. Any joy? [=luck]” “No joy whatsoever, I'm afraid. I can't find it.”