Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
OE. joye, OF. joye, joie, goie, F. joie, L. gaudia, pl. of gaudium, joy, fr. gaudere, to rejoice, to be glad; cf. Gr. gai`ein to rejoice, gay^ros proud. Cf. Gaud Jewel
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary
Fr. joie (It. gioja)—L. gaudium—gaudēre, to rejoice.
In literature:
They were a pure joy till bedtime, but then, and later, were not wholly a source of unmixed pleasure.
"The Lilac Fairy Book" by Andrew Lang
It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing.
"'Lizbeth of the Dale" by Marian Keith
Then she knew that her release was at hand and her heart danced for joy.
"The Yellow Fairy Book" by Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang
He had wandered over many lands in all parts of the world, and had known his share of sorrow and of joy.
"The Cryptogram" by James De Mille
He looked quickly away, pressing back his head, a pain of joy running through him.
"The Rainbow" by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
I had spoken to no one of what had passed within me, and I trusted it had not been noticed; but all my joy was gone.
"The First Violin" by Jessie Fothergill
Her pain was his pain; her joy was his joy; her agony was his torture.
"A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties" by Charles Major
The joy in the Lord and the joy of the Lord is to be your portion now and in the day of His joy and glory.
"The Lord of Glory" by Arno Gaebelein
He hated joy, and the evidences of joy in others.
"The Golden Woman" by Ridgwell Cullum
Let us sink ourselves in the universal joy, let us be at one with the human race.
"Dreamers of the Ghetto" by I. Zangwill
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In poetry:
'Tis sure the worst woe
To know not wherefore
My heart suffers so
Without joy or woe.
"Ariettes Oubliees" by Paul Verlaine
We are not lovers, you and I,
Upon this sunny lane,
But children who have never known
Love's joy or pain.
"Love’s Way To Childhood" by Cale Young Rice
Thou may'st outpour in music
Thy very soul... 'Twere vain!
In stone thou canst not waken
A throb of joy or pain.
"In The Wilderness" by Morris Rosenfeld
I lie in the light and listen
To his perfect melody,
He sings for the joy of singing,
And not for the sake of me.
"The Lark's Song" by Alexander Anderson
The joyful bird
Can now be heard
With melody to sing!
All nature, too,
Unites to view
The pleasant days of Spring.
"To Spring" by Benjamin Cutler Clark
All the world may marvel why
Joyful with great joy am I;
None may know who cannot say,
"Love was with me yesterday!"
"Remembrance" by Charles Hanson Towne
In news:
Enlarge Chris Clark chrisclark@mlive.com Julia Bauer hugs her daughter Joy in a pre-operating room at St Mary's Hospital.
DiMaggio , usually stoic, seemed to speak with joy at the arrival of his son.
A fundraising dog wash for uninsured cancer patient Joy Fowler.
The Joys and Challenges of Being a Disruptor at a 94-Year-Old Startup.
In Modern Family, writes Hanna Rosin, dad Phil Dunphy, played by Ty Burrell, is "the center of joy and fun in his household".
The City of Joy by Dominique Lapierre, translated by Kathryn Spink Doubleday, 464 pp.
JLo has Dubai hoteliers singing with joy as bookings hit high note.
Car seat, diapers, changing table, crib, stroller, blankets, onesies: A new baby is a bundle of joy that also costs a bundle of cash.
Joy Kreikemier, left, and Valerie Erwin talk after casting their votes at Springhill School in Belgrade, Mont.
They had moments of joy.
It's that time of year, so this week I want to share with you the joy of homemade holiday eggnog .
It's that time of year, so this week I want to share with you the joy of homemade holiday eggnog.
Jenny Chinn and Luke Egging joyfully announce their upcoming marriage on Oct 6, 2012.
The last US soldiers rolled out of Iraq across the border into neighboring Kuwait at daybreak Sunday, whooping, fist bumping and hugging each other in a burst of joy and relief.
Teaching kids the joy of giving.
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In science:
Joye, Dynamical Localization for d-Dimensional Random Quantum Walks, Quantum Inf.
Dynamical Localization of Random Quantum Walks on the Lattice
Joye, The Langevin equation for a quantum heat bath, J.
Quantum random walks and thermalisation II
Joye, Weak coupling and continuous limits for repeated quantum interactions, J.
Quantum random walks and thermalisation II
Joye, Dynamical Localization of the Chalker-Coddington Model far from Transition, J.
Spectral Transition for Random Quantum Walks on Trees
Joye, Spectral Analysis of Unitary Band Matrices, Commun.
Spectral Transition for Random Quantum Walks on Trees
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