joy meaning
EN
[dʒɔɪ] [-ɔɪ] 
US WJoy
- Joy may refer to:
- Happiness, an emotion
- Joy (given name), people with the given name Joy
- Joy (surname), people with the surname Joy
EN Joy 
- NounPLjoys
- A feeling of extreme happiness or cheerfulness, especially related to the acquisition or expectation of something good.
- a child's joy on Christmas morning
- Anything that causes such a feeling.
- the joys and demands of parenthood
- Luck or success; a positive outcome.
- (obsolete) The sign or exhibition of joy; gaiety; merriment; festivity.
- A feeling of extreme happiness or cheerfulness, especially related to the acquisition or expectation of something good.
- VerbSGjoysPRjoyingPT, PPjoyed
- (intransitive) To feel joy, to rejoice.
- (transitive, archaic) To enjoy.
- (transitive, obsolete) To give joy to; to congratulate.
- (transitive, obsolete) To gladden; to make joyful; to exhilarate.
- (intransitive) To feel joy, to rejoice.
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- It was a joy to snatch some brief respite, and find himself in the rectory drawing–room. Listening here was as pleasant as talking; just to watch was pleasant.
- There’s an occasional schmaltziness, aggravated by the overuse of a twangy score, but more than enough moments of genuine heartbreak, joy and suspense to make up for it.
- For the audition, Nicole will play up her skill as a pianist by playing Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring by Bach.
- Used in the Beginning of Sentence
- Joy overwhelmed her when she realized that she had won a million dollars.
- Used in the Ending of Sentence
- Every time she sees her little grandson, her face wells with joy.
- A mere glance at the plot descriptions of the show’s fourth season is enough to induce Pavlovian giggle fits and shivers of joy.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of joy in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Nouns
- Countable nouns
- Singularia tantum
- Uncountable nouns
- Uncountable nouns
- Countable nouns
- Verbs
- Intransitive verbs
- Transitive verbs
- Intransitive verbs
- Nouns
Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "joy" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun and a singularia tantum. It's also a verb, more specifically, an intransitive verb and a transitive verb.