Apedia

Joy Noun Great  /Dʒɔɪ   Neşe Mutluluk Uncountable Success

Level B2 
Kind noun
Front joy 
IPA  /dʒɔɪ   / noun
Back neşe, mutluluk
Back 2

joy (noun)

 /dʒɔɪ   / noun
 
 1 [uncountable]
a feeling of great happiness
neşe, mutluluk
 We'd like to wish you joy and success in your life together.
 shout/cry with joy
 2 [countable]
a person or thing that gives you great pleasure
keyif
 the joys of fatherhood
 That class is a joy to teach.
 3 [uncountable] [used in questions and negative sentences](British, informal)
success or satisfaction
başarı;
tatmin
 ‘I asked again if we could have seats with more legroom but got no joy from the check-in clerk.’
 ‘Any joy finding a dress for the party?’
IDIOMS
jump for joy
to be extremely happy about sth
sevinçten havalara uçmak
sb's pride and joy
a thing or person that gives sb great pleasure or satisfaction
gurur kaynağı
 Her grandson is her pride and joy.
 

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