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Young, The Week , 30 July 2021", "If people can pay good deeds forward, causing kindness to grow exponentially, can joy spread from one person to the next", "The last album, performed by the L.A.-based ensemble Wild Up and overseen by Seth Parker Woods, Richard Valitutto, and Christopher Rountree, is the most vital of the lot\u2014an ode of and to joy . \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 9 Dec. 2021", "And each has discovered ways to continue bringing light and joy into the world. \u2014 Julianna Morano, Dallas News , 16 Sep. 2021", "This painting inspires joy rather like Hokusai\u2019s beautiful blue skies, an almost tactile sense of the atmosphere as something that sustains and protects us. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 July 2021", "Typically, a Tanglewood summer sends everyone off with Beethoven\u2019s Symphony No. 9 and its famous paean to joy . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 Aug. 2021", "Burkina Faso gained its independence from France in 1960 -- and often joy . \u2014 Nick Remsen, CNN 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"unpleased", "unsatisfied" ], "definitions":{ ": experiencing, causing, or showing joy : happy":[ "a joyful crowd", "joyful faces", "a joyful occasion" ] }, "examples":[ "We were joyful at the news.", "the news of the child's safe return made us all joyful", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Were there any really joyful moments of recreation", "This little detail neatly sums up a moment in 21st-century Britain that was both bonkers and brilliant, joyful and ludicrous, unifying and absurd\u2014an event that revealed something of the country\u2019s spirit while providing a vent for it. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 6 June 2022", "McKenzie\u2019s character experiences several joyful moments through the series, but also a lot of trauma. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 18 Apr. 2022", "And what better way to salute those joyful moments than with a little retail therapy", "These joyful moments felt like sighs of relief amid difficult, uncertain times. \u2014 IndyStar , 30 Dec. 2021", "Without intentionally choosing the joyful moments that can be enjoyed when taking a break from work, joy may simply not be found. \u2014 Dawn Brown, Forbes , 25 Oct. 2021", "Barty is looking at it as another happy adventure in a year that\u2019s becoming full of joyful moments. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 Aug. 2021", "And while this film deals with heavy topics, Hodge says audiences can expect some joyful moments, too. \u2014 Lisa Salinas, Dallas News , 24 Aug. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "13th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8j\u022fi-f\u0259l" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "blissful", "chuffed", "delighted", "glad", "gratified", "happy", "joyous", "pleased", "satisfied", "thankful", "tickled" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003053", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "joyfully":{ "antonyms":[ "displeased", "dissatisfied", "joyless", "sad", "unhappy", "unpleased", "unsatisfied" ], 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the joyful moments that can be enjoyed when taking a break from work, joy may simply not be found. \u2014 Dawn Brown, Forbes , 25 Oct. 2021", "Barty is looking at it as another happy adventure in a year that\u2019s becoming full of joyful moments. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 Aug. 2021", "And while this film deals with heavy topics, Hodge says audiences can expect some joyful moments, too. \u2014 Lisa Salinas, Dallas News , 24 Aug. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "13th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8j\u022fi-f\u0259l" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "blissful", "chuffed", "delighted", "glad", "gratified", "happy", "joyous", "pleased", "satisfied", "thankful", "tickled" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194538", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "joyfulness":{ "antonyms":[ "displeased", "dissatisfied", "joyless", "sad", "unhappy", "unpleased", "unsatisfied" ], "definitions":{ ": experiencing, causing, or 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taking a break from work, joy may simply not be found. \u2014 Dawn Brown, Forbes , 25 Oct. 2021", "Barty is looking at it as another happy adventure in a year that\u2019s becoming full of joyful moments. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 Aug. 2021", "And while this film deals with heavy topics, Hodge says audiences can expect some joyful moments, too. \u2014 Lisa Salinas, Dallas News , 24 Aug. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "13th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8j\u022fi-f\u0259l" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "blissful", "chuffed", "delighted", "glad", "gratified", "happy", "joyous", "pleased", "satisfied", "thankful", "tickled" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235803", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "joyhouse":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": brothel":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132945", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "joyless":{ "antonyms":[ "crow", "delight", "exuberate", "exult", "glory", "jubilate", "kvell", "rejoice", "triumph" ], "definitions":{ ": a source or cause of delight":[], ": a state of happiness or felicity : bliss":[], ": enjoy":[], ": gladden":[], ": the emotion evoked by well-being, success, or good fortune or by the prospect of possessing what one desires : delight":[], ": the expression or exhibition of such emotion : gaiety":[], ": to experience great pleasure or delight : rejoice":[] }, "examples":[ "Noun", "Their sorrow turned to joy .", "I can hardly express the joy I felt at seeing her again.", "Seeing her again brought tears of joy to my eyes.", "The flowers are a joy to behold!", "What a joy it was to see her again.", "Verb", "the whole town is joying in the fact that its oldest church has been restored to its Victorian splendor", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "After her youngest child was born, Sam* struggled to find any joy in motherhood. \u2014 Melissa Whippo, Glamour , 23 June 2022", "Loos & Company recently donated $500 to Camp Woodstock YMCA to help children of all circumstances experience the joy of summer camp. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022", "My father\u2019s joy in Borges\u2019s words spread gently across his face in a smile that tugged at his lips and lit up his eyes. \u2014 Leslie Kendall Dye, The Atlantic , 19 June 2022", "There was no such joy in the Celtics\u2019 locker room after the loss. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022", "There was joy in the air Saturday at Indy Pride's first in-person Pride parade since 2019. \u2014 Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star , 11 June 2022", "The decision was met with joy in the travel industry, which for months has been lobbying the administration hard to get rid of the testing rule. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 11 June 2022", "Those who have found great joy in working from home are dreading everything from the commute to the distractions of a busy office space. \u2014 Carylynn Larson, Forbes , 8 June 2022", "There\u2019s a particular joy in summer travel, to be sure. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "They joy and camaraderie between them was infectious. \u2014 Steve Baltin, Forbes , 26 Mar. 2022", "Trump would know about taking the life and joy out of everything. \u2014 Neil J. Young, The Week , 30 July 2021", "If people can pay good deeds forward, causing kindness to grow exponentially, can joy spread from one person to the next", "The last album, performed by the L.A.-based ensemble Wild Up and overseen by Seth Parker Woods, Richard Valitutto, and Christopher Rountree, is the most vital of the lot\u2014an ode of and to joy . \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 9 Dec. 2021", "And each has discovered ways to continue bringing light and joy into the world. \u2014 Julianna Morano, Dallas News , 16 Sep. 2021", "This painting inspires joy rather like Hokusai\u2019s beautiful blue skies, an almost tactile sense of the atmosphere as something that sustains and protects us. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 July 2021", "Typically, a Tanglewood summer sends everyone off with Beethoven\u2019s Symphony No. 9 and its famous paean to joy . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 Aug. 2021", "Burkina Faso gained its independence from France in 1960 -- and often joy . \u2014 Nick Remsen, CNN , 22 June 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun", "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Anglo-French joie , from Latin gaudia , plural of gaudium , from gaud\u0113re to rejoice; probably akin to Greek g\u0113thein to rejoice":"Noun and Verb" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8j\u022fi" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "beatitude", "blessedness", "bliss", "blissfulness", "felicity", "gladness", "happiness", "warm fuzzies" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181725", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun", "verb" ] }, "joylessness":{ "antonyms":[ "crow", "delight", "exuberate", "exult", "glory", "jubilate", "kvell", "rejoice", "triumph" ], "definitions":{ ": a source or cause of delight":[], ": a state of happiness or felicity : bliss":[], ": enjoy":[], ": gladden":[], ": the emotion evoked by well-being, success, or good fortune or by the prospect of possessing what one desires : delight":[], ": the expression or exhibition of such emotion : gaiety":[], ": to experience great pleasure or delight : rejoice":[] }, "examples":[ "Noun", "Their sorrow turned to joy .", "I can hardly express the joy I felt at seeing her again.", "Seeing her again brought tears of joy to my eyes.", "The flowers are a joy to behold!", "What a joy it was to see her again.", "Verb", "the whole town is joying in the fact that its oldest church has been restored to its Victorian splendor", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "After her youngest child was born, Sam* struggled to find any joy in motherhood. \u2014 Melissa Whippo, Glamour , 23 June 2022", "Loos & Company recently donated $500 to Camp Woodstock YMCA to help children of all circumstances experience the joy of summer camp. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022", "My father\u2019s joy in Borges\u2019s words spread gently across his face in a smile that tugged at his lips and lit up his eyes. \u2014 Leslie Kendall Dye, The Atlantic , 19 June 2022", "There was no such joy in the Celtics\u2019 locker room after the loss. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022", "There was joy in the air Saturday at Indy Pride's first in-person Pride parade since 2019. \u2014 Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star , 11 June 2022", "The decision was met with joy in the travel industry, which for months has been lobbying the administration hard to get rid of the testing rule. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 11 June 2022", "Those who have found great joy in working from home are dreading everything from the commute to the distractions of a busy office space. \u2014 Carylynn Larson, Forbes , 8 June 2022", "There\u2019s a particular joy in summer travel, to be sure. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "They joy and camaraderie between them was infectious. \u2014 Steve Baltin, Forbes , 26 Mar. 2022", "Trump would know about taking the life and joy out of everything. \u2014 Neil J. Young, The Week , 30 July 2021", "If people can pay good deeds forward, causing kindness to grow exponentially, can joy spread from one person to the next", "The last album, performed by the L.A.-based ensemble Wild Up and overseen by Seth Parker Woods, Richard Valitutto, and Christopher Rountree, is the most vital of the lot\u2014an ode of and to joy . \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 9 Dec. 2021", "And each has discovered ways to continue bringing light and joy into the world. \u2014 Julianna Morano, Dallas News , 16 Sep. 2021", "This painting inspires joy rather like Hokusai\u2019s beautiful blue skies, an almost tactile sense of the atmosphere as something that sustains and protects us. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 July 2021", "Typically, a Tanglewood summer sends everyone off with Beethoven\u2019s Symphony No. 9 and its famous paean to joy . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 Aug. 2021", "Burkina Faso gained its independence from France in 1960 -- and often joy . \u2014 Nick Remsen, CNN 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vibe in Avalon, which sees about a million visitors annually, was particularly joyous on Saturday as several hundred locals and day trippers gathered in the cobblestone courtyard in the town\u2019s heart to celebrate LGBTQ people. \u2014 Hannah Frystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 18 June 2022", "Tuesday was supposed to be joyous for Giants fans, a day to soak in the realization that spring is around the corner, ballfields in Arizona are in pristine condition and baseball is upon us. \u2014 John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle , 15 Feb. 2022", "The Pyramid Club may have been joyous , but the HIV/AIDS crisis cast a gloom over New York\u2019s gay community\u2014ground zero for a pandemic that by 1990 had killed over 120,000 Americans, nearly twice as many as died in the Vietnam War. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 8 June 2022", "The 2021 championships were in-person, and the kids and adults who competed were joyous , but this year, there were more dancers, more teams and more 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habit-forming drugs occasionally or irregularly without becoming addicted":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1953, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8j\u022fi-\u02ccp\u00e4p" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131908", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "joystick":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a lever in an airplane that operates the elevators by a fore-and-aft motion and the ailerons by a side-to-side motion":[], ": a control for any of various devices (such as a computer) that resembles an airplane's joystick especially in being capable of motion in two or more directions":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8j\u022fi-\u02ccstik" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "This game works with either a mouse or joystick .", "Recent Examples on the Web", "But, the joystick was perceived as an easier control for a beginner to learn the game. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 26 May 2022", "Whitewater Wipeout relies on the crank in a way that would be difficult to replicate with a joystick . \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 18 Apr. 2022", "With a 5-month wait time for key parts, Morgado began experimenting with creating his own joystick . \u2014 Zenger News, Forbes , 14 May 2022", "Users will also be able to further customize the buttons with other accessories called button toppers, including a joystick and a D-pad\u2014the four-way directional control usually used on videogame console controllers. \u2014 Katie Deighton, WSJ , 11 May 2022", "The client, who is an experienced yachtsman, also opted for a joystick coupled to the transmissions, as well as bow and stern thrusters. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 3 May 2022", "Each sub is also fitted with a simplistic Manta Controller\u2014kind of like a joystick \u2014which passengers are able to use under pilot supervision. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 22 Apr. 2022", "And it\u2019s not even a joystick \u2014this is a set of three-axis pedals intended to provide yaw control for an aircraft or spaceship. \u2014 Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica , 14 Apr. 2022", "The Grande Coupe\u2019s uncomplicated joystick steering isn\u2019t its only standout technology feature. \u2014 Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal , 20 Jan. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "perhaps from English slang joystick penis":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1910, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-023020" }, "joysome":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ], "definitions":{ ": joyful":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8j\u022fis\u0259m" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-161746" }, "joyride":{ "type":[ "intransitive verb", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": conduct or action resembling a joyride especially in disregard of cost or consequences":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8j\u022fi-\u02ccr\u012bd" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Some teenager stole my car and took it for a joyride .", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The experience is also a popular birthday and anniversary gift, a joyride with bragging rights. \u2014 Andrea Sachs, Washington Post , 2 June 2022", "Robin and Vernon Huffman met 20 years ago at the Loma Alta Preserve, north of San Francisco in Marin County, on a winter joyride with their mountain-biking club: the Forest Knolls Freewheelers. \u2014 Patty Hodapp, Outside Online , 8 June 2022", "In the first minutes after midnight when the lockdown lifted, fireworks and firecrackers could be heard ringing across town, and some residents revved up their cars for a joyride . \u2014 Eva Dou And Pei-lin Wu, Anchorage Daily News , 1 June 2022", "The joyride stops abruptly when the boy crashes into the furry animal. \u2014 Asha C. Gilbert, USA TODAY , 17 Mar. 2022", "The fact that Bezos can blast out more pollution in a single joyride than a seventh of the world\u2019s population could ever muster gets to the crux of WIL\u2019s research. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 18 May 2022", "Yet on his Bitcoin joyride , the merry prankster\u2019s got no more control than a drunk at the wheel. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 12 May 2022", "Whaley and the 2-year-old would pretend to repair tricycles together or cram into the boy\u2019s tiny green-and-black Monster Truck for a joyride down the driveway. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Jan. 2022", "Dunking dogs is not some kind of midnight joyride where anything goes. \u2014 Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al , 26 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1909, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-163442" } }