joyance
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of joyance
1580–90; joy + -ance (coined by Spenser in his Faerie Queene )
Example Sentences
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Their joyance was not in their official capacity, for there were still troublous times in the Sandwich Islands.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
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.
I hear Thy many voices ringing through the glooms Of these green solitudes; and all the clear, Bright joyance of their song enthralls the ear, And floods the heart.
From Southern Literature From 1579-1895 A comprehensive review, with copious extracts and criticisms for the use of schools and the general reader by Manly, Louise
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.
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