"gladness" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡlædnəs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-gladness.wav [US] Forms: gladnesses [plural]
Rhymes: -ædnəs Etymology: From glad + -ness. Etymology templates: {{af|en|glad|-ness}} glad + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} gladness (countable and uncountable, plural gladnesses)
  1. The state of being glad; joy. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the state of being glad): τέρψις (térpsis) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), فَرَح (faraḥ) [masculine] (Arabic), ܒܘܣܡܐ [Classical-Syriac, masculine] (Aramaic), ܚܕܘܬܐ [Classical-Syriac, feminine] (Aramaic), ܒܣܝܡܘܬܐ [Classical-Syriac, feminine] (Aramaic), şadlıq (Azerbaijani), fərəhlilik (Azerbaijani), sevinc (Azerbaijani), fərəh (Azerbaijani), blijdschap [feminine] (Dutch), gajeco (Esperanto), iloisuus (Finnish), allégresse [feminine] (French), ledicia [feminine] (Galician), גִּילָה (gilá) [feminine] (Hebrew), שָׂשׂוֹן (sasón) [masculine] (Hebrew), kæti [feminine] (Icelandic), aogall [masculine] (Irish), áthas [masculine] (Irish), gairdeas [masculine] (Irish), gealadh [masculine] (Irish), gile [feminine] (Irish), gliondar [masculine] (Irish), lúcháir [feminine] (Irish), mórachas [masculine] (Irish), ríméad [masculine] (Irish), sonas [masculine] (Irish), subha [feminine] (Irish), subhachas [masculine] (Irish), ಸಂತೋಷ (santōṣa) (Kannada), laetitia [feminine] (Latin), subachus [masculine] (Old Irish), gleði [feminine] (Old Norse), mudā [feminine] (Pali), somanassa [neuter] (Pali), مژده (možde) (Persian), उत्सव (utsava) [masculine] (Sanskrit), मुदिता (muditā) (Sanskrit), रण (raṇa) [masculine] (Sanskrit), èibhinneachd [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), aoibhneas [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), rád [masculine] (Slovene), alegría (Spanish), мужда (mužda) (Tajik), хурсандӣ (xursandī) (Tajik), హర్షము (harṣamu) (Telugu), blydskip [common-gender] (West Frisian)
    Sense id: en-gladness-en-noun-6Yj1aGe~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness

Inflected forms

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          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "térpsis",
          "sense": "the state of being glad",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "τέρψις"
        },
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          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "gilá",
          "sense": "the state of being glad",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "גִּילָה"
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          "roman": "sasón",
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          "code": "is",
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          "code": "ga",
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          "word": "aogall"
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          "code": "ga",
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          "sense": "the state of being glad",
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "the state of being glad",
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          "lang": "Irish",
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          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "the state of being glad",
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          "word": "lúcháir"
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          "sense": "the state of being glad",
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          "lang": "Old Irish",
          "sense": "the state of being glad",
          "tags": [
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          "code": "kn",
          "lang": "Kannada",
          "roman": "santōṣa",
          "sense": "the state of being glad",
          "word": "ಸಂತೋಷ"
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          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "the state of being glad",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "laetitia"
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          "code": "non",
          "lang": "Old Norse",
          "sense": "the state of being glad",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "gleði"
        },
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          "code": "pi",
          "lang": "Pali",
          "sense": "the state of being glad",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "mudā"
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          "code": "pi",
          "lang": "Pali",
          "sense": "the state of being glad",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "somanassa"
        },
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          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "možde",
          "sense": "the state of being glad",
          "word": "مژده"
        },
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          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "utsava",
          "sense": "the state of being glad",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "उत्सव"
        },
        {
          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "muditā",
          "sense": "the state of being glad",
          "word": "मुदिता"
        },
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          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "raṇa",
          "sense": "the state of being glad",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "रण"
        },
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          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "the state of being glad",
          "tags": [
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          ],
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        },
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          "code": "gd",
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          "sense": "the state of being glad",
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          "word": "alegría"
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          "roman": "mužda",
          "sense": "the state of being glad",
          "word": "мужда"
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          "code": "tg",
          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "xursandī",
          "sense": "the state of being glad",
          "word": "хурсандӣ"
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          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "harṣamu",
          "sense": "the state of being glad",
          "word": "హర్షము"
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          "code": "fy",
          "lang": "West Frisian",
          "sense": "the state of being glad",
          "tags": [
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      "sense": "the state of being glad",
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      "sense": "the state of being glad",
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      "sense": "the state of being glad",
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      "sense": "the state of being glad",
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      "sense": "the state of being glad",
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      "word": "ledicia"
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      "roman": "térpsis",
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      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "gilá",
      "sense": "the state of being glad",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "גִּילָה"
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      "sense": "the state of being glad",
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      "sense": "the state of being glad",
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      "word": "kæti"
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "the state of being glad",
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "the state of being glad",
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "the state of being glad",
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "the state of being glad",
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "the state of being glad",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "the state of being glad",
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "the state of being glad",
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "the state of being glad",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "the state of being glad",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "the state of being glad",
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "the state of being glad",
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "the state of being glad",
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      "sense": "the state of being glad",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "subachus"
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      "code": "kn",
      "lang": "Kannada",
      "roman": "santōṣa",
      "sense": "the state of being glad",
      "word": "ಸಂತೋಷ"
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    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "the state of being glad",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "laetitia"
    },
    {
      "code": "non",
      "lang": "Old Norse",
      "sense": "the state of being glad",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "gleði"
    },
    {
      "code": "pi",
      "lang": "Pali",
      "sense": "the state of being glad",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mudā"
    },
    {
      "code": "pi",
      "lang": "Pali",
      "sense": "the state of being glad",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "somanassa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "možde",
      "sense": "the state of being glad",
      "word": "مژده"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "utsava",
      "sense": "the state of being glad",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "उत्सव"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "muditā",
      "sense": "the state of being glad",
      "word": "मुदिता"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "raṇa",
      "sense": "the state of being glad",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "रण"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "the state of being glad",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "èibhinneachd"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "the state of being glad",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "aoibhneas"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "the state of being glad",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rád"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "the state of being glad",
      "word": "alegría"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "mužda",
      "sense": "the state of being glad",
      "word": "мужда"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "xursandī",
      "sense": "the state of being glad",
      "word": "хурсандӣ"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "harṣamu",
      "sense": "the state of being glad",
      "word": "హర్షము"
    },
    {
      "code": "fy",
      "lang": "West Frisian",
      "sense": "the state of being glad",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "blydskip"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gladness"
}

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