joyance

joyance
noun Date: circa 1586 archaic delight, enjoyment

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  • 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

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

  • joyance — n. joy, happiness (Archaic) …   English contemporary 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

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