joy

Summary

joy is a basic emotion^[1]. joy has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• joy's instance of is recorded as basic emotion^[3].
• joy's instance of is recorded as basic feeling^[4].
• joy is a type of positive emotion^[5].
• joy is part of theory of emotion^[6].
• joy is part of psychological terminology^[7].
• joy's Commons category is recorded as Happiness^[8].
• joy's said to be the same as is recorded as happiness^[9].
• joy's said to be the same as is recorded as euphoria^[10].
• joy's said to be the same as is recorded as Sasson^[11].
• joy's said to be the same as is recorded as Gilo^[12].
• joy is the opposite of sadness^[13].
• joy's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge^[14].
• joy's different from is recorded as Radość^[15].
• joy's different from is recorded as Joy^[16].
• joy's different from is recorded as Alegría^[17].
• joy's different from is recorded as Freude^[18].

Body

Context

Part of include theory of emotion^[6], a psychological theory^[19] and psychological terminology^[7]. Recorded instance of include basic emotion^[3] and basic feeling^[4].

Outcome and Impact

Things named for joy include Lacus Gaudii^[20], a lacus^[21]; 8061 Gaudium^[22], an asteroid^[23]; and The Joy of Sex^[24], a written work^[25], written by Alex Comfort^[26].

Why It Matters

joy has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] joy is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]

Entities named for joy include Lacus Gaudii^[20], a lacus^[21]; 8061 Gaudium^[22], an asteroid^[23]; and The Joy of Sex^[24], a written work^[25], written by Alex Comfort^[26].