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# joy

«joy» in Mova's school dictionary: **A feeling of great happiness** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (joy, joys)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A feeling of great happiness. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/joy/#m1)

2) A person or thing that makes you very happy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/joy/#m2)

3) (UK, informal) Success or luck: «any joy finding your keys?». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/joy/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In lessons about feelings, joy is a strong, happy feeling: a new pet, a birthday, being with friends. In stories, characters jump or cry with joy. Phrases: «jump for joy», «cry with joy», «to my joy», «a joy to be with», «the joys of…», «pride and joy».

### examples

- She jumped for joy when she won. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/joy/#x1)
- The new puppy brought us so much joy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/joy/#x2)
- It's a joy to read this book. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/joy/#x3)
- They cried with joy when Grandpa came home. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/joy/#x4)
- To our joy, it snowed on Christmas morning. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/joy/#x5)
- The baby is her parents' pride and joy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/joy/#x6)
- «Any joy with the homework?» «No, it's still hard.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/joy/#x7)
- The lion was full of joy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/joy/#x8)

### note

Mostly uncountable (the feeling); countable for things that give it: «the joys of summer». Adjective: joyful. Stronger than «happiness».

### In the corpora

- [Daddy told her it would rain without saying a word, and they both dance for joy.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/88-justso-alphabet-2-shu-ya-sky-water/11/)
- ["Bundle of joy" means a newborn baby.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/11-pregnancy-and-birth/10/)
- [Things bought only to fit in often bring little joy.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/261-pocket-money-saving-and-spending/10/)
- [If you find out about a present, keep quiet and act surprised; spoiling it takes the joy from the giver.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/285-good-secrets-bad-secrets-and-owning-up/19/)
- [A happy secret, like a surprise present, should be kept, because spoiling it takes the joy from the giver.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/315-dares-surprises-and-being-trusted/10/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «joy» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/joy/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.