Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Causing or showing gladness or joy.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Open; clear.
- Glad; joyful; cheerful.
- Making glad; causing joy, pleasure, or cheerfulness; pleasing.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Pleased; joyful; cheerful.
- adjective Causing joy, pleasure, or cheerfulness; having the appearance of gayety; pleasing.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
happy ,joyous , orlight-hearted .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective experiencing or expressing gladness or joy
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Examples
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He had himself done so in the "Evening Walk," and corrects his epithets to suit his later judgment, putting "gladsome" for "boding," and replacing
Among My Books Second Series James Russell Lowell 1855
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He also made clear to her that he wanted a “gladsome bride” when he returned.
Wild Bill Donovan Douglas Waller 2011
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Even in the mid-nineteenth century, by which time dentistry was rapidly improving and laughing gas even offered the gladsome prospect of anesthesia, a visit to the dentist was still dreaded, as indeed it is still by many people today.
The chair 2009
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Even in the mid-nineteenth century, by which time dentistry was rapidly improving and laughing gas even offered the gladsome prospect of anesthesia, a visit to the dentist was still dreaded, as indeed it is still by many people today.
Archive 2009-05-01 2009
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He also made clear to her that he wanted a “gladsome bride” when he returned.
Wild Bill Donovan Douglas Waller 2011
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"It does not matter whether one talks wisdom or nonsense, the case is the same, the bulk of the enjoyment lies in the wagging of the gladsome jaw and the flapping of the sympathetic ear."
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"It does not matter whether one talks wisdom or nonsense, the case is the same, the bulk of the enjoyment lies in the wagging of the gladsome jaw and the flapping of the sympathetic ear."
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"It does not matter whether one talks wisdom or nonsense, the case is the same, the bulk of the enjoyment lies in the wagging of the gladsome jaw and the flapping of the sympathetic ear."
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Come, mother mine, and join the dance, link thy steps with me, and circle in the gladsome measure, now here, now there.
The Trojan Women 2008
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Libyan flute was sounding, and Phrygian songs awoke, while maidens beat the ground with airy foot, uplifting their gladsome song; and in the halls
The Trojan Women 2008
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