gladness

/'glædnis/

Thân thiện

A child's face lights up with gladness as she holds a new puppy.

Definition

Noun: 1. The state or feeling of being glad; experiencing joy and pleasure: A positive emotional state characterized by happiness, delight, or contentment.

Usage

"Gladness" is an uncountable noun used to describe a deep or heartfelt feeling of joy. It is a more formal or literary synonym for "happiness" or "joy." It often implies a specific cause for the joyful feeling.

Examples

• The news of her safe return filled our hearts with gladness.
• He expressed his gladness at being able to help.
• There was a look of pure gladness on the child's face.

Advanced Usage

• "To one's gladness": To someone's joy or happiness.
  • Much to my gladness, the project was completed on time.

Variants and Related Words

• Glad (adjective): Feeling or showing pleasure or happiness.
  • I am glad you could come.
• Gladly (adverb): Willingly or with pleasure.
  • I would gladly assist you.

Synonyms

• Joy: A feeling of great pleasure and happiness.
• Delight: Great pleasure.
• Happiness: The state of being happy.
• Cheerfulness: The quality or state of being noticeably happy and optimistic.

Antonyms

• Sadness: The condition or quality of being sad.
• Sorrow: A feeling of deep distress caused by loss, disappointment, or other misfortune.
• Unhappiness: The state of not being happy.

Học thuật

Noun

1. experiencing joy and pleasure

Từ đồng nghĩa

• gladfulness
• gladsomeness