joie

See also: Joie

Bourguignon

Alternative forms

• jooe

Etymology

From Latin gaudium.

Noun

joie f (plural joies)

1. joy

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French

Etymology

From Old French joie, from Vulgar Latin or Late Latin *gaudia, from Classical Latin gaudium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒwa/

• Audio (France):

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• Rhymes: -a
• Homophones: joies, joua, jouas, jouât

Noun

joie f (plural joies)

1. joy (feeling of happiness or elation)

Synonyms

• gaieté
• allégresse
• entrain
• enjouement
• jovialité
• jubilation

Antonyms

• peine
• tristesse
• chagrin
• mélancolie
• ennui

Derived terms

Derived terms

• fille de joie
• joie de vivre
• joyeusement

• joyeuseté
• joyeux

Related terms

• jouir

Further reading

• “joie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Old French

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin or Late Latin *gaudia, from Classical Latin gaudium.

Noun

joie oblique singular, f (oblique plural joies, nominative singular joie, nominative plural joies)

1. joy (feeling of happiness or elation)
   • 12^th Century, Béroul, Tristan et Iseut:

     Li rois en son cuer out grant joie.

     The king in his heart felt great joy

Descendants

• French: joie
• Middle English: joye
  • English: joy

Etymology 2

Noun

joie oblique singular, m (oblique plural joies, nominative singular joies, nominative plural joie)

1. Alternative form of jouel