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 →

2) A person or thing that makes you very happy. tree →

3) (UK, informal) Success or luck: «any joy finding your keys?». tree →

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 →
• The new puppy brought us so much joy. tree →
• It's a joy to read this book. tree →
• They cried with joy when Grandpa came home. tree →
• To our joy, it snowed on Christmas morning. tree →
• The baby is her parents' pride and joy. tree →
• «Any joy with the homework?» «No, it's still hard.» tree →
• The lion was full of joy. tree →

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.
• "Bundle of joy" means a newborn baby.
• Things bought only to fit in often bring little joy.
• If you find out about a present, keep quiet and act surprised; spoiling it takes the joy from the giver.
• A happy secret, like a surprise present, should be kept, because spoiling it takes the joy from the giver.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «joy» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.