gladness

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gladness

  • /ˈɡlædnəs/

Rhymes with -ædnəs

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From glad + -ness.

noun gladnesses

  1. countable, uncountable The state of being glad; joy. But sorrow that is couch'd in seeming gladness Is like that mirth fate turns to sudden sadness.

    Similar: gladsomeness, glee, blitheness, blithesomeness, cheerfulness, cheeriness, contentness, contentedness, delight, delightedness, elatedness, elation

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noun the state of being glad

Españolalegría
हिन्दीहर्ष harṣ, आनंद ānand, सुख sukh, प्रसन्नता prasannatā, आह्लाद āhlād
Françaisallégresse
Русскийрадость radostʹ
العربيةفَرَح faraḥ
עבריתגִּילָה gilá, שָׂשׂוֹן sasón

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@misc{gladness_2026,
  title = {gladness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gladness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}