Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. Gaiety; sprightliness; gladsomeness; glee.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. Joy; gladsomeness.
Examples
“Wherefore leave thought-taking, put away melancholy, call back thy lost health and comfort and allegresse and from this time forth expect with blitheness the reward of thy love, far worthier than was mine. ”
“Que plusieiirs gens, 'langoureuXf malades, ou autreynent fachez et desolez, avoient a la lecture d* icelles irompe lew ennui, temps joyeusement passe, et regue allegresse et consolation noii - velle.”
Internet Archive: Illustrations of Sterne, with other essays and verses
“_remplie d'une ardente allegresse_, was greeted by the eleven prime chiefs, who presently retired, possibly for prayer or refreshments, possibly for operations in wire-pulling.”
“Okay, with the exception of Larry Moneta, but he was hired to suck the allegresse out of his surroundings, so you can’t count him.”
“Voir au-dessus des mers la celeste allegresse ....” [”
“In wine like liquid sun is my delight * Which clears all care and gladdens allegresse. ”
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Sunbeam
Zoom'om'om; inspiration, vitality, solemness, and sunrays...
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fbharjo's Words
jumelle, kef, kenspeckle, lautitious, essentic, pilpulistic, impavid, cicurant, clou, chrysostomic, miasma, teleology and 1625 more...
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fbharjo allegresse a light-hearted word Jan 12, 2007