joie

• jooe

From Latin gaudium.

joie f (plural joies)

1. joy

Inherited from Old French joie, from Vulgar Latin or Late Latin *gaudia, from Classical Latin gaudium.

• IPA^(key): /ʒwa/

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• Rhymes: -a
• Homophones: joies (general), joua, jouas, jouât (one pronunciation)

joie f (plural joies)

1. joy (feeling of happiness or elation)

   Synonyms: gaieté, allégresse, entrain, enjouement, jovialité, jubilation

   Antonyms: peine, tristesse, chagrin, mélancolie, ennui

• jouir

• → Catalan: joia

• “joie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• (classical) IPA^(key): /ˈdʒoi̯ə/
• (late) IPA^(key): /ˈʒo̯ɛə/

From Latin gaudia, the plural of gaudium (“joy”), reinterpreted as a feminine singular.

joie oblique singular, f (oblique plural joies, nominative singular joie, nominative plural joies)

1. joy (feeling of happiness or elation)
   • 12^th Century, Béroul, Tristan et Iseut:

     Li rois en son cuer out grant joie.

     The king in his heart felt great joy

joie oblique singular, m (oblique plural joies, nominative singular joies, nominative plural joie)

1. alternative form of jouel

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “gaudium”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 4: G H I, page 80