Definitions for Gladness
glad·ness

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gladness, gladfulness, gladsomenessnoun

   experiencing joy and pleasure

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gladnessnoun

   The state of being glad; joy.

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

1. Gladnessnoun

   Cheerfulness; joy; exultation.

   Etymology: from glad.

   By such degrees the spreading gladness grew
   In every heart, which fear had froze before:
   The standing streets with so much joy they view,
   That with less grief the perish’d they deplore. Dryden.

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1. gladness

   Happiness, in the context of mental or emotional states, is positive or pleasant emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy. Other forms include life satisfaction, well-being, subjective well-being, flourishing and eudaimonia.Since the 1960s, happiness research has been conducted in a wide variety of scientific disciplines, including gerontology, social psychology and positive psychology, clinical and medical research and happiness economics.

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1. gladness

   Gladness is a state or feeling of being pleased, satisfied, content, or joyful. It often refers to the emotional experience of happiness and delight.

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1. Gladnessnoun

   state or quality of being glad; pleasure; joyful satisfaction; cheerfulness

2. Etymology: [AS. gldnes.]

How to pronounce Gladness?

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

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Gladness in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Gladness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Gladness in a Sentence

1. Ecclesiastes:

   Give not over thy soul to sorrow and afflict not thyself in thy own counsel. Gladness of heart is the life of man and the joyfulness of man is length of days.

2. Turkish:

   Opportunities lose not, for all delay is madness; ?Mid bitter sorrow patience show, for ?tis the key of gladness.

3. Samuel Johnson:

   Pleasure is very seldom found where it is sought our brightest blazes of gladness are commonly kindled by unexpected sparks.

4. Lewis Carroll:

   Surely your gladness need not be the less for the thought that you will one day see a brighter dawn than this - when lovelier sights will meet your eyes than any waving trees or rippling waters - when angel-hands shall undraw your curtains, and sweeter tones than ever loving Mother breathed shall wake you to a new and glorious day - and when all the sadness, and the sin, that darkened life on this little earth, shall be forgotten like the dreams of a night that is past!

5. Washington Irving:

   A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Gladness
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Gladness
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Gladness
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladness
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Gladness