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joydom

noun

Etymology

From joy + -dom.

  1. derived from jöir
  2. inherited from joyen
  3. derived from gaudium
  4. derived from gaudia
  5. derived from joie
  6. inherited from joye
  7. suffixed as joydom — “joy + dom”

Definitions

  1. The state or condition of joy or of being joyful

    The state or condition of joy or of being joyful; exhilaration; enjoyment.

    • All the people are in a sort of joydom over the new French Republic,' he wrote to Emerson, 'which has descended suddenly (or shall we say, ascended, alas!) out of the Immensities upon us; […]
    • I trust he is full with joydom to be with his scholars again." Not daring to trust her voice, Vivien inclined her head.
    • When you thought of Chicago, you thought of the joydom called Jazz.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA