gladsomeness

noun

Definition of gladsomenessnext
as in gayety

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  1. mirth
  2. jubilation
  3. glee
  4. exuberance
  5. joy
  6. jollity
Noun
  • Aunt Harry dug her hard brown fingers into Mrs. Klein’s chubby pink wrists and shook her face with a strange mirth, as though the Holy Ghost had touched her.
    Henry Van Dyke, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2024
  • As Pagliacci and Smokey Robinson could tell you, there’s nothing new about the intersection of mirth and melancholy.
    Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of mirth
Noun
  • The rebels seen celebrating the stunning turn of events as people poured into the streets in jubilation at Assad's fall.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
  • There were scenes of jubilation as people headed back to their homes, or to what remains of them.
    Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of jubilation
Noun
  • This is more than believable as Barnes strings together seemingly simple movements — flapping a leg on repeat, spinning with freedom and force, snapping her fingers with glee — whipping from one direction to the next like a gale wind.
    Gia Kourlas, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The future of TikTok, meanwhile, remains unclear, as the Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments on Friday over a potential U.S. Whatever the outcome, here’s hoping people will continue raising their ya ya ya with glee.
    Leslie Katz, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of glee
Noun
  • The captaincy tag had appeared to shake him from a foul mood that has festered as the series has worn on exacerbated by the youthful exuberance of brash upstart Sam Konstas, who has really gotten under his skin.
    Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
  • The fragile, almost brittle treble of the guitar and the exuberance of the drums don’t obscure the misery of this line but, rather, reflect and transmute it.
    Mitch Therieau, The New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of exuberance
Noun
  • Rappers Coi Leray and Trippie Redd are expecting a bundle of joy!
    Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Similarly, a budget isn't about depriving yourself of all joys but about aligning your spending with the things that genuinely matter to you.
    Tiffany Grant, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of joy
Noun
  • Sign up Eating and drinking (Image credit: Riverside Luxury Cruises) The first thing to say about eating on The Ravel is that there is no Captain's Table or forced jollity with other passengers.
    James Rampton, theweek, 6 Nov. 2024
  • While the jollity may look a bit different from city to city, these global destinations keep the holiday cheer going year after year.
    Caitlin Morton, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Nov. 2023
Definition of jollity
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