Joyce

American  

[jois] / dʒɔɪs /

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.”

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Joyce British  

/ 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

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Example Sentences

I called Joyce Newstat, my policy director, who was also gay.

From Los Angeles Times

His manager Joyce Moore saw the musician’s death as a form of mercy, observing that in death he would never “have to look over his shoulder again.”

From Salon

“It’s more of a quiet diversification away from the dollar,” says Joyce Chang, global head of research at J.P.

From Barron's

“This decision is both unjust and wrong,” said Clark’s attorney, Erin Joyce.

From Los Angeles Times

“Sleep tourism is not a meaningful fix for insufficient sleep,” said Joyce Adesina, sleep medicine specialist at the University of Southern California.

From The Wall Street Journal