(overjoy)
1Overjoy — O ver*joy , v. t. To make excessively joyful; to gratify extremely. [1913 Webster] …
2Overjoy — O ver*joy , n. Excessive joy; transport. [1913 Webster] …
3overjoy — (v.) late 14c., to rejoice over, from OVER (Cf. over) + JOY (Cf. joy) (q.v.); translating L. supergaudere (in Psalms xxxiv, etc.). Transitive sense of to fill with gladness is first recorded 1570s (now usually in pp.) …
4overjoy — [ō΄vər joi′] vt. to give great joy to overjoyed adj …
5overjoy — overjoyed, adj. /oh veuhr joy /, v.t. to cause to feel great joy or delight; elate: It overjoys me to hear of your good fortune. I was overjoyed at her safe arrival. [1350 1400; ME; see OVER , JOY] * * * …
6overjoy — verb To give great joy, delight or pleasure …
7overjoy — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To give great or keen pleasure to: cheer, delight, enchant, gladden, gratify, please, pleasure, tickle. Archaic: joy. See HAPPY, LIKE …
8overjoy — v. fill with great happiness or joy …
9overjoy — o•ver•joy [[t]ˌoʊ vərˈdʒɔɪ[/t]] v. t. to cause to feel great joy or delight; elate • Etymology: 1350–1400 o ver•joyed′, adj …
10overjoy — verb cause to feel extremely joyful or happy the economic growth overjoyed the German industry • Hypernyms: ↑gladden, ↑joy • Verb Frames: Somebody s somebody Something s somebody …
