overjoy

o·ver·joy

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [oh-ver-joi]
- /ˌoʊ vərˈdʒɔɪ/
- /əʊvəˈʤɔɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [oh-ver-joi]
- /ˌoʊ vərˈdʒɔɪ/

Definitions of overjoy word

verb with object overjoy to cause to feel great joy or delight; elate: It overjoys me to hear of your good fortune. I was overjoyed at her safe arrival. 1
transitive verb overjoy make very happy 1
verb overjoy to give great delight to 0
verb transitive overjoy to give great joy to 0

See all 4 definitions of overjoy

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Origin of overjoy

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400; See origin at over-, joy

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Parts of speech for Overjoy

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Overjoy

overjoy popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for overjoy

verb overjoy

fill the bill — a statement of money owed for goods or services supplied: He paid the hotel bill when he checked out.
humored — a comic, absurd, or incongruous quality causing amusement: the humor of a situation.
humoring — a comic, absurd, or incongruous quality causing amusement: the humor of a situation.
make the grade — a degree or step in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, or intensity: the best grade of paper.

All 6 Synonyms of overjoy