The passion or emotion excited by the acquisition or expectation of good; pleasurable feelings or emotions caused by success, good fortune, and the like, or by a rational prospect of possessing what we love or desire; gladness; exhilaration of spirits; delight.

That which causes joy or happiness.

To rejoice; to be glad; to delight; to exult.

Joy (1990) is a novel by Marsha Hunt about the relationship between two African American women which is based on secrets, lies, and delusion. Mainly set in a posh New York apartment in the course of one day in the spring of 1987, the novel contains frequent flashbacks that describe life in a black neighbourhood in the 1950s and 1960s. The book also deals with stardom in the music business and some people's inability, despite their riches, to make their own American Dream come true and to lead fulfilled lives.

Joy is a series of semi-autobiographical erotic novels by Joy Laurey, who shares the name of the main character in the books. The character is a supermodel whose father is American and mother is French.

Joy is the final album by the Scottish band Skids. It was the fourth studio record and their first after the departure of signature guitarist Stuart Adamson, who then founded Big Country. As such, it represented a change of direction from rock to folk music, amplifying the traditional Scottish element already hinted at in previous releases.

Joy is a three-song seven-inch EP by The Minutemen. Recorded not long after the release of their first EP Paranoid Time, it was the first release that the Minutemen had issued on their own New Alliance Records label in 1981. Their prolific nature would continue when their first full-length album The Punch Line hit record store shelves three months after the release of Joy.

Avalon's fourth release and first Christmas release

Joy is a tiny lunar crater located in the irregular ground just to the west of Mare Serenitatis. It is a circular, cup-shaped feature with a slightly raised rim. The crater was designated 'Hadley A' until it was renamed by the IAU.

To give joy to; to congratulate.

The Joy programming language is a purely functional programming language that was produced by Manfred von Thun of Latrobe University in Melbourne, Australia. Joy is based on composition of functions rather than lambda calculus. It has turned out to have many similarities to Forth, due less to design than to a sort of parallel evolution and convergence.

The sign or exhibition of joy; gayety; mirth; merriment; festivity.

a fruit of the Holy Spirit that is experienced in God producing victory through His strength in the battles of life.

To enjoy.