- joyance
- noun Date: circa 1586 archaic delight, enjoyment
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
joyance
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Joyance — Joy ance, n. [OF. joiance.] Enjoyment; gayety; festivity; joyfulness. Spenser. [1913 Webster] Some days of joyance are decreed to all. Byron. [1913 Webster] From what hid fountains doth thy joyance flow? Trench. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
joyance — [joi′əns] n. Archaic joy; rejoicing … English World dictionary
joyance — noun /ˈʤɔɪəns/ Enjoyment, joy, delight. ...for excess of joyance never knew … Wiktionary
joyance — /joy euhns/, n. Archaic. joyous feeling; gladness. [1580 90; JOY + ANCE (coined by Spenser)] * * * … Universalium
joyance — n. joy, happiness (Archaic) … English contemporary dictionary
joyance — joy·ance … English syllables
joyance — joy•ance [[t]ˈdʒɔɪ əns[/t]] n. archaic joyous feeling; gladness • Etymology: 1580–90; joy+ ance (coined by Spenser) … From formal English to slang
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