joy
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the emotion of great happiness
Types & categories
- emotion hypernym
- lightness hyponym
- exultation hyponym
- excitement hyponym
- exuberance hyponym
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Sense 2 verb
feel happiness or joy
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
something or someone that provides a source of happiness
a joy to behold
Types & categories
- positive stimulus hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
make glad or happy
Types & categories
- overjoy hyponym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | sorrow |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | gladden |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | joy |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | joyful |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | joyous |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | gleeful |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | emotion |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | lightness |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | exultation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | excitement |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | exuberance |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | joy |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | rejoicing |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | feel |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | chirk up |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | gladden |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | exult |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | revel |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | gladden |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | delight |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | positive stimulus |
| 4 | antonym | Related & opposite | sadden |
| 4 | causes | Related & opposite | gladden |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | pleasure |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | joy |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | overjoy |