gladsome

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gladsome

/ˈɡlædsəm/

Rhymes with -ædsəm

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From Middle English gladsom, equivalent to glad + -some.

adjective gladsomer · gladsomest

Marked by joy or gladness; happy, joyous, or light-hearted. I was not surprised, when I ran down into the hall, to see that a brilliant June morning had succeeded to the tempest of the night; and to feel, through the open glass door, the breathing of a fresh and fragrant breeze. Nature must be gladsome when I was so happy.

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@misc{gladsome_2026,
  title = {gladsome},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gladsome},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}