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joy
zelfstandig naamwoord
1 joy
2 joy
Something or someone that provides a source of happiness:
— A joy to behold.
synoniemen: delight, pleasure.
Roget 827:
pleasure,
gratification,
enjoyment,
fruition;
oblectation,
delectation,
delection†;
relish,
zest;
gusto
etc.
(physical pleasure)
377;
satisfaction
etc.
(content)
831;
complacency.
well-being;
good
etc.
618;
snugness,
comfort,
ease;
cushion
etc.
215;
sans souci [Fr.],
without worry,
mind at ease.
joy,
gladness,
delight,
glee,
cheer,
sunshine;
cheerfulness
etc.
836.
treat,
refreshment;
amusement
etc.
840;
luxury
etc.
377.
mens sana in corpore sano [Lat.]
[Juvenal],
a sound mind in a sound body.
happiness,
felicity,
bliss;
beatitude,
beautification;
enchantment,
transport,
rapture,
ravishment,
ecstasy;
summum bonum [Lat.];
paradise,
elysium
etc.
(heaven)
981;
third heaven†,
seventh heaven,
cloud nine;
unalloyed happiness
&c.;
hedonics†,
hedonism.
honeymoon;
palmy days,
halcyon days;
golden age,
golden time;
Dixie,
Dixie's land;
Saturnia regna [Lat.],
Arcadia†,
Shangri-La,
happy valley,
Agapemone†.
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werkwoord
1 joy
Feel happiness or joy.
synoniem: rejoice.
Roget 827:
be pleased
etc.
829;
feel pleasure,
experience pleasure
etc.
n.;
joy;
enjoy oneself,
hug oneself;
be in clover
etc.
377,
be in elysium
etc.
981;
tread on enchanted ground;
fall into raptures,
go into raptures.
feel at home,
breathe freely,
bask in the sunshine.
be pleased with
etc.
829;
receive pleasure,
derive pleasure
etc.
n..
from;
take pleasure
etc.
n..
in;
delight in,
rejoice in,
indulge in,
luxuriate in;
gloat over
etc.
(physical pleasure)
377;
enjoy,
relish,
like;
love
etc.
897;
take to,
take a fancy to;
have a liking for;
enter into the spirit of.
take in good part.
treat oneself to,
solace oneself with.
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Nederlands: verblijden, verheugen
2 joy
Make glad or happy.
synoniem: gladden.
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