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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Alternative form of joyance (“joy, enjoyment”). alt-of, alternative, uncountable

   "One heard too, often enough, that in Irving there was visible a certain joyancy and frankness of triumph[.]"

Synonyms

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banquetbeatificationbeatitudeblisscelebrationcheer

Example

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"One heard too, often enough, that in Irving there was visible a certain joyancy and frankness of triumph[.]"

Etymology

From joy + -ancy.

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