joy
/d͡ʒɔɪ/ noun A2- A feeling of extreme happiness or cheerfulness, especially related to the acquisition or expectation of something good. · It is his joy to walk in the rain.
- Anything that causes such a feeling. · the joys and demands of parenthood
- Luck or success; a positive outcome.
Plural joys
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On the fourth day, to her great joy, Oz sent for her, and when she entered the Throne Room he greeted her pleasantly:
He worked hard from morning till night and did not know what joy was.
“No, no, my dear Edmond—my boy—my son!—no; but I did not expect you; and joy, the surprise of seeing you so suddenly—Ah, I feel as if I were going to die.”
They say joy never hurts, and so I came to you without any warning.
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