Synonyms for gladsome

Most common

glad · delighted · cheerful · joyful · gay · pleased · joyous · jovial

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Adjective

Antonyms

sad, solemn, cheerless

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Marked by joy or gladness; happy, joyous, or light-hearted.

Example sentences

• glad First of all, let me say how glad I am to be here.
• delighted The very idea of being sent abroad delighted them.
• cheerful She is loved by everybody because she is cheerful.
• joyful Beautiful fireworks conclude these two joyful days.
• gay He came out to me as gay when he was 15 years old.
• pleased All the orchestra were pleased with their success.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

gay¹

4 letters

glad¹

5 letters

happy², merry², jolly²

6 letters

bright¹, lively², joyful², joyous², mellow², cheery², elated³, jovial³, blithe¹, jocund

7 letters

pleased¹, gleeful²

8 letters

thrilled¹, cheerful², ecstatic³, euphoric³

9 letters

delighted³, overjoyed³, vivacious³, convivial⁴

10 letters

blithesome

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (happy² = 2 syllables).