Definitions for GLEE
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.3 / 3 votes

1. hilarity, mirth, mirthfulness, glee, gleefulnessnoun

   great merriment

2. gloat, gloating, gleenoun

   malicious satisfaction

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. gleenoun

   Joy; merriment; mirth; gaiety; particularly, the mirth enjoyed at a feast.

2. gleenoun

   Music; minstrelsy; entertainment.

3. gleenoun

   An unaccompanied part song for three or more solo voices, not necessarily merry.

4. Etymology: gle from gleo, akin to glý. A poetic word in, the word was obsolete by 1500, but revived late 18c.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. GLEEnoun

   Joy; merriment; gayety. It anciently signified musick played at feasts. It is not now used, except in ludicrous writing, or with some mixture of irony and contempt.

   Etymology: gligge, Saxon.

   She marcheth home, and by her takes the knight,
   Whom all the people follow with great glee. Fairy Queen.

   Many wayfarers make themselves glee, by putting the inhabitants in mind of their privilege; who again foreslow not to baigne them with perfume. Richard Carew, Survey of Cornwal.

   And his sportive limbs,
   This way and that convolv’d, in friskful glee
   Their frolicks play. James Thomson, Spring.

   Is Blouzelinda dead? Farewel my glee!
   No happiness is now reserv’d for me. John Gay, Pastorals.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. glee

   Glee is a feeling of great pleasure, joy, or happiness. It is often associated with feelings of delight, cheerfulness, jubilation, exhilaration, and exuberance.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. Gleenoun

   music; minstrelsy; entertainment

2. Gleenoun

   joy; merriment; mirth; gayety; paricularly, the mirth enjoyed at a feast

3. Gleenoun

   an unaccompanied part song for three or more solo voices. It is not necessarily gleesome

4. Etymology: [OE. gle, gleo, AS. glew, gle, akin to Icel. gl: cf. Gr. joke, jest.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Glee

   glē, n. joy: mirth and gaiety: (mus.) a song or catch in parts.—adj. Glee′ful, merry.—ns. Glee′maid′en, a female minstrel; Glee′man, a minstrel.—adj. Glee′some, merry. [A.S. gleó, mirth; Ice. glý.]

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1. glee

   Song lyrics by glee -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by glee on the Lyrics.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. GLEE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Glee is ranked #56836 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Glee surname appeared 359 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Glee.
   
   75.7% or 272 total occurrences were Black.
   18.6% or 67 total occurrences were White.
   3.9% or 14 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.6% or 6 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Merriment
   • Satisfaction

Anagrams for GLEE »

1. lege

How to pronounce GLEE?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say GLEE in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of GLEE in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of GLEE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of GLEE in a Sentence

1. Bhartrihari:

   Hark! here the sound of lute so sweet, And there the voice of wailing loud; Here scholars grave in conclave meet, There howls the brawling drunken crowd; Here, charming maidens full of glee, There, tottering, withered dames we see. Such light! Such shade! I cannot tell, If here we live in heaven or hell.

2. Henry Cavill:

   We did n’t get the opportunity to show the other side of it, the ‘ I ’m ready to be Superman now and I ’m ready to show the world the best examples, ’ that’s where the joy and glee comes from, and that sense of warmth from the character, which is his real superpower — he makes people believe in themselves.

3. Dan Abrams:

   I am troubled by the fervor, occasional glee, and potentially disproportionate fury emanating from an unusual assortment of allies now determined to end Brian’s storied career based on what we know today. This alliance of certaincapital-J journalists,conservative bloggers, and some who simply despise any rich and famous journalist are a formidable force.

4. Jodi Picoult:

   He laughs, in the way that I have come to admire–as if there are no fences holding him back, as if pure glee could paint all the walls of the world in a single coat.

5. Samantha Ware:

   Samantha Ware spot on the show. Samantha Ware talked about how Samantha Ware has reign. And heres the thing : I completely understood that, and I was ready to be like, This is your show. Im not here to be disrespectful, but at that point, we were already past the respect and she was just abusing her power. GLEE STAR SAMANTHA MARIE WARE SEEMINGLY RESPONDS TO LEA MICHELES APOLOGY In her initial statement about Micheles behavior, Samantha Ware claimed that the star once threatened to s -- t in Wares wig, which she said took place during a screening on set. She had an issue because I had laughed [ when watching a scene ] and thats when the Im going to s -- t in your wig comment happened, said Samantha Ware, noting that Michele intentionally spoke loudly so others could hear. Some chuckled and some gasped. It was mortifying. The whole point was for her to embarrass me. People heard her, but no one was going to stand up to her. While Samantha Ware said it could have been unintentional, the comment was racially charged because, as she put it, black women historically are known for their wigs. Clockwise from left : Billy Lewis Jr., Laura Dreyfuss, Matthew Morrison, Lea Michele, Becca Tobin, Noah Guthrie, Samantha Marie Ware and Marshall Williams in' Glee.' ( Ryan Murphy Productions/20th Century Fox Television) It was Micheles tweet in support of the Black Lives Matter movement that spurred Wares accusations. Michele has since issued a public apology for her behavior, saying :.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=GLEE
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Glee
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=GLEE
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/GLEE
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=GLEE
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html