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. — Adelpa
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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. — Adelpa
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