Joy and Reason

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Joy noun - A feeling or state of well-being and contentment.

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

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

Reason noun - A statement given to explain a belief or act.

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Joy and reason are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Joy" instead a noun "Reason".

particular	particular joy	particular reason
initial	initial joy	initial reason
true	true joy	true reason
single	single joy	single reason
Other adjectives: obvious, simple, real, main, personal, sole, apparent.

Valjean is this to Cosette in Les Misérables; raising her becomes his whole reason for living, and her company is by far his greatest joy.

Source: Doting Parent
She has no reason to act so cruel, but she just loves to make everyone suffer out pure joy.

Source: Sadist
There's no real reason to use them except for the sheer joy of making your enemies die a grisly death.

Source: Video Game / Deus Ex: Human Revolution

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