Joyce
Americannoun
-
James (Augustine Aloysius), 1882–1941, Irish novelist.
-
William Lord Haw-Haw, 1906–46, U.S. and English Nazi propagandist in Germany.
-
a female or male given name: from a French word meaning “joy.”
noun
-
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)
-
William, known as Lord Haw-Haw. 1906–46, British broadcaster of Nazi propaganda to Britain, who was executed for treason
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Joyce Bracken, 80, a waitress at a local restaurant, feels the same way.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
As Joyce Vance, former U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, emphasized, “this is the time to vote early.”
From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2026
Their 2019 debut, “Dogrel,” was met with critical acclaim, a masterful album with references to James Joyce and a teeming garage-style production.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
A: “Yield statistics are often treated as if they’re interchangeable, but they’re really measuring different things,” says Joyce Huang, head of multi-sector fixed-income client portfolio management at Vanguard.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Joe, clutching a California jersey, bounded up the steps to the upper deck, beaming, looking around for Joyce.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a wordDefinitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
