Joyce

[jois]

noun

1. James (Augustine Aloysius), 1882–1941, Irish novelist.

2. William Lord Haw-Haw, 1906–46, U.S. and English Nazi propagandist in Germany.

3. a female or male given name: from a French word meaning “joy.”

Joyce

/ dʒɔɪs /

noun

1. James ( Augustine Aloysius ). 1882–1941, Irish novelist and short-story writer. He profoundly influenced the development of the modern novel by his use of complex narrative techniques, esp stream of consciousness and parody, and of compound and coined words. His works include the novels Ulysses (1922) and Finnegans Wake (1939) and the short stories Dubliners (1914)

2. William, known as Lord Haw-Haw. 1906–46, British broadcaster of Nazi propaganda to Britain, who was executed for treason

Example Sentences

We identified her as a woman named Joyce, who had died in February 2020, over a year before Depher began using her image.

From BBC

Joyce, whose diaries form a large part of the book, becomes the reader’s eyes into a story that is also about her journey into friendship and renewal; the film loses that quality.

From Los Angeles Times

Imrie, 73, who plays former nurse Joyce, took the opposite approach and did not read the book until they were cast.

From BBC

Joyce Birdwell survived the North Complex fire in 2020, though it devoured her home, and a life she loved, in the mountain town of Berry Creek.

From Los Angeles Times

The great writer, James Joyce, rejected any identity built around "nationality, language, religion" and defiantly vowed to "fly by those nets".

From BBC