emotion vs joy
joy vs emotionemotion and joy both are nouns.
emotion is not a verb while joy is a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| emotion | Yes | No | No | No |
| joy | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As nouns,
joy is a hyponym of
emotion; that is, joy is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
emotion:
- emotion: any strong feeling
- joy: the emotion of great happiness
Other hyponyms of emotion include
CER, conditioned emotion, conditioned emotional response, anger, choler, ire, fear, fearfulness, fright, awe, fear, reverence, veneration, anxiety, joyfulness, joyousness, love, hate, hatred, emotional state, spirit.
| emotion (noun) | joy (noun) |
|---|---|
| any strong feeling | something or someone that provides a source of happiness |
| the emotion of great happiness |
| emotion (verb) | joy (verb) |
|---|---|
| feel happiness or joy | |
| make glad or happy |
Words related to "emotion"
Words related to "joy"
- be on cloud nine
- cheer
- cheer up
- chirk up
- delight
- elate
- elation
- emotion
- excitement
- exhilaration
- experience
- exuberance
- exult
- exultation
- feel
- gladden
- high spirits
- intoxicate
- joyfulness
- joyous
- joyousness
- jubilance
- jubilancy
- jubilation
- jump for joy
- lift up
- lightness
- overjoy
- pick up
- pleasure
- positive stimulus
- rejoice
- rhapsody
- sorrow
- uplift
- walk on air
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