Synonyms for gladness
- noun
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Noun
Definitions
- n. 1
The state of being glad; joy.
Forms
- Plural
- gladnesses → joys, joyfulnesses, delights, happinesses…
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Gladness is happiness that overflows, expressing itself in countenance, voice, manner, and action. Joy is more intense than happiness, deeper than gladness, to which it is akin, nobler and more enduring than pleasure.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- joy Everyone shouted for joy when they heard the news.
- happiness To love and to be loved is the greatest happiness.
- mirth This joke is a source of mirth for the audience.
- joyfulness I never consider ease and joyfulness as the purpose of life itself.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| gladness | rising | |
| joy | rising | |
| happiness | rising | |
| mirth | rising | |
| joyfulness | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- joy1
- 4 letters
- glee1
- 5 letters
- cheer1, mirth1
- 7 letters
- delight2, elation3
- 8 letters
- pleasure2, felicity4
- 9 letters
- happiness3, merriment
- 10 letters
- exuberance4, joyfulness, cheeriness, joyousness, blitheness
- 11 letters
- delectation, gladfulness
- 12 letters
- exhilaration5, cheerfulness3
- 13 letters
- gratification5
- 14 letters
- blithesomeness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (delight2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- allégresse
- Italiano
- gioia