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joyance

[ joi-uhns ]
/ ˈdʒɔɪ əns /
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noun Archaic.

joyous feeling; gladness.

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Origin of joyance

1580–90; joy + -ance (coined by Spenser in his Faerie Queene)

Words nearby joyance

jow, Jowett, jowl, jowly, joy, joyance, joy buzzer, Joyce, Joycean, Joyce, James, joyful
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Words related to joyance

satisfaction, joy, glee, contentment, pleasure, jollity, hilarity, rapture, fruition, delectation, enchantment, ecstasy, felicity, gratification, mirth, gladness, relish, transport

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British Dictionary definitions for joyance

joyance
/ (ˈdʒɔɪəns) /

noun

archaic a joyous feeling or festivity
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