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(n)
A surname.
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Joy; pleasure.
(v)
(intransitive) To be very happy, be delighted, exult; to feel joy.
The state of being joyful.
The state of being joyous.
(uncountable) A state of being pleased or contented; gratification.
(uncountable) Joy; happiness; great delight, especially from one's own good fortune or from another's misfortune.
(adj)
Greatly pleased.
The state of being glad; joy.
(uncountable) A cheerful attitude; happiness; a good, happy, or positive mood.
A feeling of joy and pride.
Feeling or causing joy.
An act of showing joy.
A triumphant shouting; rejoicing; exultation.
(uncountable) The emotion of being happy; joy; elation.
Noticeably happy and optimistic.
(informal) A gladiolus (plant).
An excited state of joy; a feeling of intense happiness.
The state of being cheerful; joy.
(countable) An activity that gives pleasure.
An English wild cherry.
(obsolete) A wit; a humorist; a buffoon.
(informal, rare) A happy event, thing, person, etc.
pleasure or satisfaction, as in the phrase "to someone's pleasing."
Perfect happiness.
Pleasing, satisfying.
Happy, content.
Joyful or riotous merry-making.
niceness.
Having great enthusiasm, passion and energy.
(informal) An attractive, lovely person, especially a (professional) beauty.
Amusement, enjoyment or pleasure.
Intensity of feeling; excited interest or eagerness.
Enthusiasm; enjoyment, vigor.
(uncountable) The state of being excited (emotionally aroused).
Honour, admiration, or distinction, accorded by common consent to a person or thing; high reputation; renown.
Surprisingly excellent; very good or admirable, extremely impressive.
Someone (or something) who is loved; a darling.
A fulfilment of a need or desire.
A trembling or quivering, especially one caused by emotion; a frisson.
A feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble.
Fine champagne; French brandy.
A beloved person; a term of endearment.
(slang, video games) A random.
The act, process of showing appreciation, gratitude and/or remembrance, notably as a social event.
A marriage ceremony; a ritual officially celebrating the beginning of a marriage.
One who places or arranges something.
A series of sounds organized in time, usually employing some combination of harmony, melody, rhythm, tempo, etc., often to convey a mood.
Alternative spelling of he (Hebrew letter) [(uncountable) The game of tag, or it, in which the player attempting to catch the others is called "he".]
The atmosphere above a given point, especially as visible from the surface of the Earth as the place where the sun, moon, stars, and clouds are seen.
(UN) Initialism of International Labour Organization, a specialised agency of the United Nations to deal with labour issues.
A province of Afghanistan.
(fandom slang) Initialism of The Legend of Korra.
A town in Usulután department, El Salvador.
(uncountable) Happiness; (countable) an instance of this.
Happiness in one's situation; satisfaction
The state of being enlivened, cheerful or exhilarated.
Playful fun.
Extreme pleasure, happiness or excitement.
The ability of an object to stay afloat in a fluid.
Intense pleasure.
(uncountable) The state or emotion of being sad.
(uncountable) unhappiness, woe
The state of being thankful.
The act of exulting; great joy at success or victory, or at any advantage gained; rapturous delight
Any great, strong, powerful emotion, especially romantic love or extreme hate.
A state, arousal, or thing describable by wonder, strange, awe, surprise, marvel, or astonishment.
Loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency.
The emotion usually following humor and accompanied by laughter.
Emotional distress or pain, often caused by a loved one or their absence.
(uncountable) A deep caring for the existence of another.
(uncountable) The quality of being exuberant; cheerful or vigorous enthusiasm; liveliness.
The sound of laughing, produced by air so expelled; any similar sound.
The state of being grateful.
The condition or state of being blessed; holy.
(uncountable) The state or characteristic of being good.
Emotional pain, generally arising from misfortune, significant personal loss, bereavement, misconduct of oneself or others, etc.; sorrow; sadness.
(idiomatic) To exult, rejoice, or feel elation.
Extreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress.
A sense of one's own worth; reasonable self-esteem and satisfaction (in oneself, in one's work, one's family, etc).
Jubilation.
Extreme pain.
Overwhelming mental anguish or grief, especially that caused by loss or disappointment.
(uncountable) The condition of being amazed; a state of overwhelming wonder, as from surprise or sudden fear, horror, or admiration; astonishment.
An earnest and deep, not greatly passionate, but rather melancholic desire.
the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection)
(by extension) Enthusiasm; keen enjoyment; relish; gusto.
(rare, chiefly philosophy) Of, pertaining to, or producing pleasure or happiness.
The feeling of annoyance at impossibility from resistance or inability to achieve something.
the state of being vivacious; vivacity
Bittersweetness.
A surname from Old English.
Great fear in view of impending evil; fearful apprehension of danger; anticipatory terror.