joy
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The meaning (definition) of the word joy
a big feeling of happiness
The word joy used in a sentence
“My heart filled with joy when I saw the snow.”
Words that mean the same as joy (synonyms)
happiness
Words that mean the opposite of joy (antonyms)
sadnesssorrow
How the word joy is said around the world
| French | joie (zhwah) |
| Spanish | alegría (ah-leh-GREE-ah) |
| Mandarin | 快乐 (kweye luh) |
| Hindi | खुशी (khuu-SHEE) |
| Arabic | فَرَح (FA-rah) |
| Russian | радость (RAH-duhst) |
| Portuguese (EU) | alegria (ah-luh-GREE-ah) |
| Portuguese (BR) | alegria (ah-leh-GREE-ah) |
| Japanese | よろこび (yoh-roh-KOH-bee) |
| German | Freude (FROY-duh) |
| Urdu | خوشی (kho-SHEE) |
| Punjabi | ਖੁਸ਼ੀ (khoo-SHEE) |
| Korean | 기쁨 (gee-PPUHM) |
| Hebrew | שמחה (sim-KHA) |
| Greek | χαρά (hah-RAH) |
| Dutch | blijdschap (BLYT-skhahp) |
| Tagalog | tuwa (too-WA) |
| Vietnamese | niềm vui (neeuhm VOOY) |
| Turkish | sevinç (seh-VEENCH) |
| Persian | شادی (shah-DEE) |
| Polish | radość (RAH-doshch) |
| Ukrainian | радість (RAH-deest) |
| Bengali | আনন্দ (AH-nohn-doh) |
| Swedish | glädje (GLED-yeh) |
| Italian | gioia (JOY-ah) |
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