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overjoy.

To give great joy, delight or pleasure to.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb

  1. To give great joy, delight or pleasure to.

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

  2. To give too much joy to.

    rare · transitive

  3. To take too much pleasure (in something).

    intransitive · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English joy English overjoy From over- + joy.

noun

  1. Very great joy.

  2. Excessive joy.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English joy English overjoy From over- + joy.

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