Joy
Joy noun - A feeling or state of well-being and contentment.
Success
Success noun - A person or thing that is successful.
How words are described
| initial | initial joy | initial success |
| true | true joy | true success |
| popular | popular joy | popular success |
| real | real joy | real success |
| Other adjectives: great, apparent, unexpected, overwhelming, immense, tremendous, greater, greatest, sudden. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" is very heavily used in trailers, particularly after a movie had debuted in theaters and is a box-office and/or critical success.
Source: Public Domain Soundtrack - Amy Tan admits in her memoirs that she felt a lot of this after the runaway success of The Joy Luck Club.
Source: Tough Act to Follow -
Be Careful What You Wish For: After Andy expresses joy at seeing The Passion of the Christ become a success, she says that she wishes that more of the "copycats" in Hollywood would do more religious-themed movies.
Source: Comic Strip / FoxTrot
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