joy and sorrow
Happiness and grief
Joy and sorrow name the poles of emotional experience—intense happiness on one side, deep sadness on the other.
The phrase appears in wedding vows, literary reflections, and philosophical discussions about the fullness of human life: They had shared joy and sorrow through forty years of marriage.
The pairing suggests these states are inseparable companions, that a life genuinely lived includes both.
- happinessJoyful emotional state
- pure joyUnmixed, complete happiness
- sadnessState of emotional pain
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
- tearsViolent pulls apart
tears of joy · laughter · elation · melancholy · heavy heart · weeping · bitter tears · bliss · heartache · mourning · celebration · delight · despair · euphoria · anguish · mixed emotions · smiling · crying
joy and sorrowindifference
Lack of interest
apathy · numbness · emotional detachment · dispassion · unfeeling
joy and sorrowemptiness
Absence of substance
flatness · monotony · hollowness · blankness · lifelessness
sorrow, joyful, joyfully, joyfulness, joyless, joyous, joyously, joys, sorrowful