- (n.) The sign or exhibition of joy; gayety; mirth; merriment; festivity.
- (n.) To rejoice; to be glad; to delight; to exult.
- (v.t.) To enjoy.
- (n.) The passion or emotion excited by the acquisition or expectation of good; pleasurable feelings or emotions caused by success, good fortune, and the like or by a rational prospect of possessing what we love or desire; gladness; exhilaration of spirits; delight.
- (v.t.) To gladden; to make joyful; to exhilarate.
- (n.) That which causes joy or happiness.
- (v.t.) To give joy to; to congratulate.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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