Collocations for "joy"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "joy" in context.
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joy
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- is a simple joy
- is full of (pure) joy
- is full of the joys of spring
- brings joy to [others, my day, the children]
- take no joy in this
- it gives me great joy to [announce, present]
- is a source of (great) joy to me
- a source of [great, immense] joy
- [unending, everlasting] joy
- wish you all the joy in the world
- I take no joy in [having to, saying this]
- I get no joy from [having to]
- UK: (have you had) any joy (in) finding …?
- [laugh, try, run] for the joy of it
- was a joy to [watch, see, try]
- she is a joy to be around
- my [children, grandchildren, daughters] are a joy
- is my only joy
- my only joy in life is [watching, knowing, seeing]
- jump for joy
- [cried, shouted] out of sheer joy
- [cried] with sheer joy
- shed tears of joy
- the news filled them with joy
- find joy in [life, your day, the everyday]
- the joy that comes with [success, childbirth]
- the joy of [cooking, understanding, running]
- went on a joy ride with
- is on a joy ride
'joy' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
beam
- begin
- bloom
- bounce
- bring
- celebration
- childhood
- contain
- crow
- cry
- damp
- depiction
- embrace
- experience
- explode
- expression
- extreme
- faint
- fill
- filled
- flicker
- flush
- gleam
- hunting
- lately
- mad
- mutual
- obvious
- outward
- paint
- parent
- perceive
- plain
- pure
- range
- react
- reply
- roar
- rock
- sadness
- sentiment
- shine
- shout
- shriek
- sigh
- sing
- smile
- sparkle
- squeak
- swell