joy|ance

joy|ance
joy|ance «JOY uhns», noun. Archaic.
1. joy; gladness; gaiety: »

With my clear keen joyance Languor cannot be (Shelley).

2. merrymaking; festive gaiety: »

His sports were fair, his joyance innocent (Edmund Spenser).


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  • joy — en·joy; en·joy·able; en·joy·er; en·joy·ing·ly; en·joy·ment; joy·ance; joy·ful; joy·ful·ly; joy·ful·ness; joy; joy·less; joy·ous; joy·ous·ly; joy·ous·ness; joy·pop; joy·pop·per; joy·some; en·joy·able·ness; en·joy·ably; joy·an·cy; joy·less·ly;… …   English syllables

  • ex|u|ber|ance — «ehg ZOO buhr uhns», noun. 1. the fact or condition of being exuberant; great abundance. 2. luxuriant growth: »an exuberance of tropic vegetation. 3. an extravagance; excessive outburst: »the exuberance of the dog s joy at our return. 4. an… …   Useful english dictionary

  • joyance — joy·ance …   English syllables

  • joyance — joy•ance [[t]ˈdʒɔɪ əns[/t]] n. archaic joyous feeling; gladness • Etymology: 1580–90; joy+ ance (coined by Spenser) …   From formal English to slang

  • joyance — /joy euhns/, n. Archaic. joyous feeling; gladness. [1580 90; JOY + ANCE (coined by Spenser)] * * * …   Universalium

  • Joyance — Joy ance, n. [OF. joiance.] Enjoyment; gayety; festivity; joyfulness. Spenser. [1913 Webster] Some days of joyance are decreed to all. Byron. [1913 Webster] From what hid fountains doth thy joyance flow? Trench. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • able — ab·sorb·able; ac·count·able; ac·tion·able; adapt·able; ad·vance·able; ad·vis·able·ness; al·lege·able; al·ter·able; ami·able·ness; bounce·able; brib·able; bridge·able; buff·able; build·able; burn·able; can·cel·able; change·able; change·able·ness;… …   English syllables

  • Affiance — Af*fi ance ([a^]f*f[imac] ans), n. [OE. afiaunce trust, confidence, OF. afiance, fr. afier to trust, fr. LL. affidare to trust; ad + fidare to trust, fr. L. fides faith. See {Faith}, and cf. {Affidavit}, {Affy}, {Confidence}.] 1. Plighted faith;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Exuberance — Ex*u ber*ance, n. [L. exuberantia: cf. F. exub[ e]rance.] The state of being exuberant; an overflowing quantity; a copious or excessive production or supply; superabundance; richness; as, an exuberance of joy, of fancy, or of foliage. Syn:… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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