Joy and Laugh

Joy

Joy verb - To feel or express joy or triumph.

Laugh and joy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Laugh" instead a verb "Joy".

Nearby Words: joyful, joyous, joyless, joyfully, joyously

Laugh

Laugh verb - To show mirth with an explosive vocal sound.

Joy and laugh are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Joy" instead a verb "Laugh".

Mutual synonyms

How words are described

deep deep joy deep laugh
real real joy real laugh
great great joy great laugh
psychotic psychotic joy psychotic laugh
Other adjectives: sadistic.

Both words in one sentence

  • Depraved Kids' Show Host They laugh, they sing, they smile, they bring joy to children all over the world... at least, on the surface.
  • Literature / Star Trek: The Next Generation Relaunch He compares it to being freed from decades of slavery, which causes him to laugh in unrestrained joy.
  • My Biological Clock Is Ticking In a very not funny example, Harley Quinn and the Joker jokingly reference this is Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker in a flashback, only to then laugh at the concept of "the joy of childbirth".
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