overjoyedadj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈdʒɔɪd/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈdʒɔɪd/

Forms: see overjoy v. and -ed suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overjoy v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < overjoy v. + -ed suffix¹.

Extremely happy; transported with joy. Formerly also: †too happy (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > joy, gladness, or delight > [adjective] > extremely or excessively joyful

over-glada1393

abloyc1400

overjoyed1594

overjoyful1660

over-joyous1834

1594 T. Nashe Terrors of Night sig. Fiii^v Words idly begotten with good lookes, and in an ouer-ioyed humour of vaine hope slipt from me by chance.

1609 B. Jonson Case is Alterd iii. sig. E2 He is so ouerioyed to heare His daughter may be past his hopes bestowed, That betwixt feare and hope..He is thus passionate.

a1637 B. Jonson Loves Wel-come sig. Qq in Wks. (1640) III The over-joy'd Master of the house.

1696 P. Ayres Revengeful Mistress 90 Scarce had Don Feliz the patience either to answer, or to ask any Questions of him, so overjoyed was he at the News.

1720 D. Defoe Life Capt. Singleton 218 The poor over-joyed Men were in Haste to go back.

1794 T. Holcroft Adventures Hugh Trevor I. vi. 38 I went to bed with an overjoyed heart, and a head so full of the morrow that I was up dressed and ready..first.

1839 G. P. Morris Little Frenchman & his Water Lots 40 The overjoyed proprietor thanked him heartily for his good wishes.

1891 W. Morris News from Nowhere xvii. 132 The well-meaning part of the public was overjoyed, and thought that all danger of a civil war was over.

1937 W. Hatfield I Find Austral. 205 I got a job painting, and was..overjoyed to get on to something supposed to have a margin of skill in it.

1992 Sat. Night (Toronto) May 18/1 The magazine's overjoyed editor summons all his staff into his office.

Derivatives

ˌoverˈjoyedness n. rare

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > joy, gladness, or delight > [noun] > extreme or excessive joy

overjoy1614

overjoyednessa1645

a1645 W. Browne tr. M. Le Roy Hist. Polexander (1647) ii. v. 4 His overjoyednesse, his transports, and extasies, at the sight of that beauty.

1997 Re: Kibological Tendancies in alt.religion.kibology (Usenet newsgroup) 6 Sept. Does anyone here know who will inherit the throne if Elizabeth R. expires from sheer overjoyedness?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	overjoyed
释义	overjoyedadj. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈdʒɔɪd/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈdʒɔɪd/ Forms: see overjoy v. and -ed suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overjoy v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < overjoy v. + -ed suffix¹. Extremely happy; transported with joy. Formerly also: †too happy (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > joy, gladness, or delight > [adjective] > extremely or excessively joyful over-glada1393 abloyc1400 overjoyed1594 overjoyful1660 over-joyous1834 1594 T. Nashe Terrors of Night sig. Fiii^v Words idly begotten with good lookes, and in an ouer-ioyed humour of vaine hope slipt from me by chance. 1609 B. Jonson Case is Alterd iii. sig. E2 He is so ouerioyed to heare His daughter may be past his hopes bestowed, That betwixt feare and hope..He is thus passionate. View more context for this quotation a1637 B. Jonson Loves Wel-come sig. Qq in Wks. (1640) III The over-joy'd Master of the house. 1696 P. Ayres Revengeful Mistress 90 Scarce had Don Feliz the patience either to answer, or to ask any Questions of him, so overjoyed was he at the News. 1720 D. Defoe Life Capt. Singleton 218 The poor over-joyed Men were in Haste to go back. 1794 T. Holcroft Adventures Hugh Trevor I. vi. 38 I went to bed with an overjoyed heart, and a head so full of the morrow that I was up dressed and ready..first. 1839 G. P. Morris Little Frenchman & his Water Lots 40 The overjoyed proprietor thanked him heartily for his good wishes. 1891 W. Morris News from Nowhere xvii. 132 The well-meaning part of the public was overjoyed, and thought that all danger of a civil war was over. 1937 W. Hatfield I Find Austral. 205 I got a job painting, and was..overjoyed to get on to something supposed to have a margin of skill in it. 1992 Sat. Night (Toronto) May 18/1 The magazine's overjoyed editor summons all his staff into his office. Derivatives ˌoverˈjoyedness n. rare ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > joy, gladness, or delight > [noun] > extreme or excessive joy overjoy1614 overjoyednessa1645 a1645 W. Browne tr. M. Le Roy Hist. Polexander (1647) ii. v. 4 His overjoyednesse, his transports, and extasies, at the sight of that beauty. 1997 Re: Kibological Tendancies in alt.religion.kibology (Usenet newsgroup) 6 Sept. Does anyone here know who will inherit the throne if Elizabeth R. expires from sheer overjoyedness? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1594
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