exhilaration vs joy

exhilaration and joy both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
exhilaration	Yes	No	No	No
joy	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, joy is a hypernym of exhilaration; that is, joy is a word with a broader meaning than exhilaration:

Other hypernyms of exhilaration include joyfulness, joyousness.

exhilaration (noun)	joy (noun)
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy	something or someone that provides a source of happiness
	the emotion of great happiness

exhilaration (verb)	joy (verb)
	feel happiness or joy
	make glad or happy