joyance
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of joyance
1580–90; joy + -ance (coined by Spenser in his Faerie Queene )
Example Sentences
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But the joyance of the Doles could not be extinguished by such considerations, for to them had been born a son christened Sanford Ballard Dole.
From Time Magazine Archive
Their joyance was not in their official capacity, for there were still troublous times in the Sandwich Islands.
From Time Magazine Archive
With thy clear, keen joyance Languor cannot be; Shadow of annoyance Never came near thee; Thou lovest, but ne’er knew love’s sad satiety.
From Graded Memory Selections by Hughes, Charles C.
The hopefulness of youth, its rosy visions, its smiling dreams, all sparkled in his blight blue eye, in the glad, free, ringing joyance of his deep rich voice, his cloudless smiles.
From The Days of Bruce Vol 1 A Story from Scottish History by Aguilar, Grace
Disaster after disaster followed the arms of the South in close succession; and the spirits of all classes fell to a depth the more profound, from their elevation of previous joyance.
From Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death by DeLeon, T. C.
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