Question #1b4ab
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Dec 29, 2017
It depends on how it is used in a sentence.
A noun is a word that refers to people, places, concrete objects, or abstract ideas, while a verb refers to an action or a state of being.
In the sentence, "I cried tears of joy," the word "joy" refers to an emotion of happiness, which is an abstract idea. Thus, it is used as a noun.
On the other hand, in "I joyed in his sense of pain," "joy" is being used to mean the action of rejoicing and is a verb. However, this usage is rare.
