English
Etymology
From Old French resjoir, later réjouir, from re- + esjoir (modern French éjouir), from joir �joy�.
Pronunciation
IPA|/rɪ�ʤ�ɪs/, SAMPA|/rI"dZOIs/
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:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�ɪs|-�ɪs
Verb
en-verb|rejoic|ing
- transitive To make happy, exhilarate.
- intransitive To be very happy, be delighted, exult; to feel joy.
#* 1748. David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 6.
#*: Obscurity, indeed, is painful to the mind as well as to the eye ; but to bring light from obscurity, by whatever labour, must needs to be delightful and rejoicing.
Translations
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Nahuatl: timalla, timalloa
Old English: gefeon|ġef�on
Polish: radowa�
Portuguese: t-|pt|regojizar
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