gladness
glad·ness
gladness · gladnesses
радость
The state of being gladThe state of being glad; joy.
/ˈɡlædnəs/
» The rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together.
Die Rose und der Dorn sowie die Trauer und die Freude sind miteinander verbunden.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The state of being glad; joy.
радостьradostʹ
experiencing joy and pleasure
Examples
2 sentencesThe rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together.
deDie Rose und der Dorn sowie die Trauer und die Freude sind miteinander verbunden.
Her heart burst with gladness to see her husband return home from his overseas tour of Iran.
Translations
3 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
the state of being glad:
Origin
From glad + -ness.From glad + -ness.
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Forms
plural: gladnesses| Singular | gladness |
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regular
Synonyms
38 synonymsgleeB2cheerfulnessB2delightB1elationC2exuberanceC1gaietyB2happinessA2joyA2gladsomenessblithenessblithesomenesscheerinesscontentnesscontentedness
Close in meaning
- experiencing joy and pleasure:gladfulnessgladsomeness
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedglad
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable