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gladness

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈɡlædnəs/
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  • rhymes with -ædnəs

1

noun

Meaning 1

The state of being glad; joy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gladsomeness, glee, blitheness, blithesomeness, cheerfulness, cheeriness, contentness, contentedness, delight, delightedness, elatedness, elation, exuberance, exuberantness, felicity, gaiety, gayness, gayfulness, gladness, gleefulness, gleesomeness, happiness, high spirits, hilarity, jolliness, jollity, joviality, jovialness, joy, joyfulness, joyousness, liss, merriment, merriness, mirth, mirthfulness, pleasedness

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

experiencing joy and pleasure

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gladfulness, gladsomeness

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: happiness

History

Etymology

From glad + -ness.

Across languages

Translations

54 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: فَرَح (faraḥ) — the state of being glad
  • Aramaic: ܒܘܣܡܐ — the state of being glad
  • Aramaic: ܚܕܘܬܐ — the state of being glad
  • Aramaic: ܒܣܝܡܘܬܐ — the state of being glad
  • Azerbaijani: şadlıq — the state of being glad
  • Azerbaijani: fərəhlilik — the state of being glad
  • Azerbaijani: sevinc — the state of being glad
  • Azerbaijani: fərəh — the state of being glad
  • Dutch: blijdschap — the state of being glad
  • Esperanto: gajeco — the state of being glad
  • Finnish: iloisuus — the state of being glad
  • French: allégresse — the state of being glad
  • West-Frisian: blydskip — the state of being glad
  • Galician: ledicia — the state of being glad
  • Ancient Greek: τέρψις (térpsis) — the state of being glad
  • Hindi: हर्ष (harṣ) — the state of being glad
  • Hindi: आनंद (ānand) — the state of being glad
  • Hindi: सुख (sukh) — the state of being glad
  • Hindi: प्रसन्नता (prasannatā) — the state of being glad
  • Hindi: आह्लाद (āhlād) — the state of being glad
  • Hebrew: גִּילָה (gilá) — the state of being glad
  • Hebrew: שָׂשׂוֹן (sasón) — the state of being glad
  • Icelandic: kæti — the state of being glad
  • Irish: aogall — the state of being glad
  • Irish: áthas — the state of being glad
  • Irish: gairdeas — the state of being glad
  • Irish: gealadh — the state of being glad
  • Irish: gile — the state of being glad
  • Irish: gliondar — the state of being glad
  • Irish: lúcháir — the state of being glad
  • Irish: mórachas — the state of being glad
  • Irish: ríméad — the state of being glad
  • Irish: sonas — the state of being glad
  • Irish: subha — the state of being glad
  • Irish: subhachas — the state of being glad
  • Old Irish: subachus — the state of being glad
  • Kannada: ಸಂತೋಷ (santōṣa) — the state of being glad
  • Latin: laetitia — the state of being glad
  • Old Norse: gleði — the state of being glad
  • Pali: mudā — the state of being glad
  • Pali: somanassa — the state of being glad
  • Persian: مژده (možde) — the state of being glad
  • Russian: радость (radostʹ) — the state of being glad
  • Sanskrit: उत्सव (utsava) — the state of being glad
  • Sanskrit: मुदिता (muditā) — the state of being glad
  • Sanskrit: रण (raṇa) — the state of being glad
  • Scottish Gaelic: èibhinneachd — the state of being glad
  • Scottish Gaelic: aoibhneas — the state of being glad
  • Slovene: rád — the state of being glad
  • Spanish: alegría — the state of being glad
  • Swedish: glädje — the state of being glad
  • Tajik: мужда (mužda) — the state of being glad
  • Tajik: хурсандӣ (xursandi) — the state of being glad
  • Telugu: హర్షము (harṣamu) — the state of being glad