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gladness

noun
/ˈɡlædnəs/

Etymology

From glad + -ness.

  1. derived from *gʰladʰ-✻
  2. derived from *gladaz✻
  3. derived from glæd
  4. derived from glad
  5. formed as gladness — “glad + -ness”

Definitions

  1. The state of being glad

    The state of being glad; joy.

    • But sorrow that is couch'd in seeming gladness Is like that mirth fate turns to sudden sadness.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA