gladness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɡlædnəs/
- (US) audio
Etymology
From glad + -ness.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The state of being glad; joy.
But as time, as time will, drew on, and Watt's period of service on the ground floor approached its term, then this wish and this fear, and so this sorrow and this gladness, like so many other wishes and fears, so many other sorrows and gladnesses, grew duller and duller and gradually ceased to be felt, at all.
1953, Samuel Beckett, Watt, [Paris]: Olympia Press, →OCLC:But sorrow that is couch'd in seeming gladness Is like that mirth fate turns to sudden sadness.
c. 1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gladnesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
blithesomeness · mirthfulness · glee · gleefulness · jovialness · elation · joyousness · mirth · delightedness · merriness · contentedness · elatedness · gleesomeness · jolliness · liss · gladsomeness · contentness · glee · exuberantness · joviality · jollity · cheerfulness · gladness · gayfulness · cheeriness · merriment · gaiety · gayness · pleasedness · happiness · exuberance · delight · gladsomeness · joy · felicity · hilarity · high spirits · blitheness · joyfulness
Translations (54)
pi mudā (the state of being glad) · hi हर्ष (the state of being glad) · syc ܚܕܘܬܐ (the state of being glad) · sga subachus (the state of being glad) · ru радость (the state of being glad) · eo gajeco (the state of being glad) · grc τέρψις (the state of being glad) · he שָׂשׂוֹן (the state of being glad) · ga gliondar (the state of being glad) · he גִּילָה (the state of being glad) · fy blydskip (the state of being glad) · gd èibhinneachd (the state of being glad) · ar فَرَح (the state of being glad) · kn ಸಂತೋಷ (the state of being glad) · ga aogall (the state of being glad) · pi somanassa (the state of being glad) · es alegría (the state of being glad) · ga gealadh (the state of being glad) · ga mórachas (the state of being glad) · hi आनंद (the state of being glad) · tg мужда (the state of being glad) · gl ledicia (the state of being glad) · is kæti (the state of being glad) · nl blijdschap (the state of being glad) · az fərəhlilik (the state of being glad) · az sevinc (the state of being glad) · fr allégresse (the state of being glad) · ga lúcháir (the state of being glad) · sa रण (the state of being glad) · az fərəh (the state of being glad) · sv glädje (the state of being glad) · sa मुदिता (the state of being glad) · hi सुख (the state of being glad) · tg хурсандӣ (the state of being glad) · fi iloisuus (the state of being glad) · non gleði (the state of being glad) · syc ܒܘܣܡܐ (the state of being glad) · ga sonas (the state of being glad) · hi आह्लाद (the state of being glad) · ga gile (the state of being glad) · ga ríméad (the state of being glad) · ga subhachas (the state of being glad) · hi प्रसन्नता (the state of being glad) · ga gairdeas (the state of being glad) · ga áthas (the state of being glad) · gd aoibhneas (the state of being glad) · sl rád (the state of being glad) · sa उत्सव (the state of being glad) · ga subha (the state of being glad) · la laetitia (the state of being glad) · te హర్షము (the state of being glad) · fa مژده (the state of being glad) · syc ܒܣܝܡܘܬܐ (the state of being glad) · az şadlıq (the state of being glad)