Overjoys

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To elicit an extraordinary feeling of happiness in an individual
2. Produces a very strong feeling of happiness in someone
3. Makes someone feel extremely pleased or delighted

Etymology: "Overjoys" is simply the third-person singular present form of the verb "overjoy," so its history is that of the verb. "Overjoy" is a plain compound: the prefix "over-," from Old English "ofer," meaning above or beyond, attached to "joy." The "joy" half came into English through Old French "joie," which descended from Latin "gaudia," the plural of "gaudium," meaning delight. "Over-" here carries the sense of exceeding a measure, so to overjoy someone is to fill them with joy beyond the ordinary.

Synonyms: delights, thrills, elates

Antonyms: saddens, displeases, disappoints