Joy

joi, n. gladne : rapture, mirth: the cause of joy.— v.i. to rejoice: to be glad: to exult:— pr.p. joy′ing; pa.p. joyed.— v.t. Joy ( Milt. ), to enjoy.— n. Joy′ance ( Spens. ), gaiety, festivity.— adj. Joy′ful , full of joy: very glad, happy, or merry.— adv. Joy′fully .— n. Joy′fulne .— adj. Joy′le , without joy: not giving joy.— adv. Joy′le ly .— n. Joy′le ne .— adj. Joy′ous , full of joy, happine , or merriment.— adv. Joy′ously .— n. Joy′ousne .— The Seven Joys of the Virgin :—the Annunciation, the Visitation, the Nativity, the Adoration of the three wise men, the Presentation in the Temple, the Discovery of the child in the Temple amidst the doctors, her A umption and Coronation. [Fr. joie (It. gioja )—L. gaudium — gaudēre , to rejoice.]