Definition of Joy

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Definition of Joy

Joy

The passion or emotion excited by the acquisition or expectation of good; pleasurable feelings or emotions caused by success, good fortune, and the like, or by a rational prospect of possessing what we love or desire; gladness; exhilaration of spirits; delight.

That which causes joy or happiness.

The sign or exhibition of joy; gayety; mirth; merriment; festivity.

To rejoice; to be glad; to delight; to exult.

To give joy to; to congratulate.

To gladden; to make joyful; to exhilarate.

To enjoy.

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Joy Quotations

Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls.
Mother Teresa

We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.
Buddha

We are formed and molded by our thoughts. Those whose minds are shaped by selfless thoughts give joy when they speak or act. Joy follows them like a shadow that never leaves them.
Buddha

It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.
Albert Einstein

Joy in looking and comprehending is nature's most beautiful gift.
Albert Einstein

Only those who have learned the power of sincere and selfless contribution experience life's deepest joy: true fulfillment.
Tony Robbins

Everything human is pathetic. The secret source of humor itself is not joy but sorrow. There is no humor in heaven.
Mark Twain

Grief can take care if itself, but to get the full value of a joy you must have somebody to divide it with.
Mark Twain

The secret source of humor is not joy but sorrow; there is no humor in Heaven.
Mark Twain

I sometimes wander whether all pleasures are not substitutes for joy.
C. S. Lewis

Joy Translations

joy in Afrikaans is vreugde
joy in Dutch is blijdschap
joy in Finnish is ilo
joy in French is joie
joy in Italian is consolazione
joy in Latin is gaudium, laetitia, laetatio letatio, tripudium
joy in Norwegian is glede
joy in Portuguese is alegria

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