gladsome
adjective
glad·some ˈglad-səm 
: giving or showing joy : cheerful
gladsome news
gladsomely adverb
gladsomeness noun
Synonyms
- blithe
- blithesome
- bright
- buoyant
- canty [British dialect]
- cheerful
- cheery
- chipper
- eupeptic
- gay
- lightsome
- sunny
- upbeat
- winsome
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Example Sentences
a gladsome group of carolers strolling through the city's historic district
Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
gladsomeness
noun
as in warm fuzzies
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- warm fuzzies
- joyfulness
- lightheartedness
- elatedness
- cheerfulness
- joyousness
- merriness
- jocundity
- jubilation
- mirth
- glee
- exuberance
- joy
- gleefulness
- blessedness
- seventh heaven
- blissfulness
- jollity
- jubilance
- gayety
- rapturousness
- gaiety
- beatitude
- happiness
- gladness
- bliss
- exultation
- felicity
- elation
- high
- comfort
- intoxication
- ecstasy
- exhilaration
- cheer
- ravishment
- euphoria
- transport
- rapture
- enjoyment
- nirvana
- glory
- gratification
- pleasure
- paradise
- delectation
- contentedness
- triumph
- heaven
- delight
- satisfaction
- content
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- sorrow
- woe
- anguish
- agony
- joylessness
- woefulness
- depression
- sufferance
- melancholy
- desolation
- blues
- disheartenment
- desolateness
- cheerlessness
- dejection
- dispiritedness
- mournfulness
- gloom
- plaintiveness
- gloominess
- hell
- despondency
- doldrums
- downheartedness
- purgatory
- sadness
- calamity
- unhappiness
- misery
- wretchedness
- ill-being
- Gehenna