Definitions

1. noun

A feeling of great happiness and triumph, especially at a successful achievement.

“She felt a surge of joyce when she heard she got accepted into her dream university.”

2. proper noun

The surname of the Irish novelist James Joyce, or the surname of the American novelist Joyce Carol Oates.

“The book by James Joyce is a classic of 20th-century literature.”

3. noun

A unit of measurement of brightness, especially for stars.

“The astronomer used a spectrometer to measure the joyce of a distant star.”

4. verb

Past tense of ‘joyse’, to feel or express joy.

“She joyce when she won the award for her hard work.”