tears of joy
Sobbing from happiness
Tears of joy are tears that flow from overwhelming happiness rather than sadness.
The phrase captures the paradox of crying during positive experiences—weddings, reunions, triumphs: She shed tears of joy when her daughter graduated.
The physical response is identical to grief; only context distinguishes them.
- happinessJoyful emotional state
- weepingShedding tears audibly
- emotionalShowing strong feelings
- sobbingConvulsive crying aloud
- ugly cryingUncontrolled, unflattering sobbing
overwhelmed · grateful · reunion · long lost · bittersweet · moved · touched · welling up · wedding · birth · happy ending · relief · embrace · streaming · cheeks · mascara · tissue · sniffling
- joy expressionshappiness, delight, glee, mirth, merriment
- celebrationsgraduation, festival, party, wedding, fireworks
- cryingcry, crying, sob, sobbing, sobs
- Emojissmile, smiley face, grin, heart emoji, grinning
- emoticonssmiley, smiley face, happy face, sad face, wink
- Feel-Goodhappy endings, laughter, optimism, positive emotions, sunny disposition
emotional expression type
tears of joylaughter
Vocal expression of amusement
smiles · emotional numbness · beaming · grinning · poker face
tear, tears, teary, tearful, tearfully, tearfulness, joy, joys, joyful