Overjoy

Quick meaning: Overjoy is a verb meaning (transitive) To give great joy, delight or pleasure to.

Meaning

(transitive) To give great joy, delight or pleasure to.

More Meanings

1. (transitive, rare) To give too much joy to.
2. (intransitive, obsolete) To take too much pleasure (in something).
3. Very great joy.
4. Excessive joy.

Example Sentences

This salutation ouerioyes my heart.

In overjoying me, you are grown sad;

The prospect of writing three exams in a row without a break does not overjoy me.

If my Letter pleas'd you, your's overjoy'd me; and I expect impatiently your kind Viſit: […]

Word Forms

• overjoys
• overjoying
• overjoyed

Synonyms for overjoy

Depending on context, synonyms include ecstasy.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include joyful, elate, overenjoy, exuberate, glory, overdazzle.

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