gladsomeness
11Gladsomely — Gladsome Glad some, a. 1. Pleased; joyful; cheerful. [1913 Webster] 2. Causing joy, pleasure, or cheerfulness; having the appearance of gayety; pleasing. [1913 Webster] Of opening heaven they sung, and gladsome day. Prior. {Glad some*ly}, adv.… …
12gladsome — adjective Date: 14th century giving or showing joy ; cheerful < gladsome news > • gladsomely adverb • gladsomeness noun …
13gladsome — gladsomely, adv. gladsomeness, n. /glad seuhm/, adj. 1. giving or causing joy; delightful. 2. glad. [1325 75; ME; see GLAD1, SOME1] * * * …
14brightness — Synonyms and related words: Munsell chroma, Technicolor, acuity, acuteness, adroitness, agility, alertness, aptitude, aptness, attention, attentiveness, auspiciousness, beneficence, benevolence, benignancy, benignity, blare, blaze, blazing light …
15cheer — Synonyms and related words: abide by, accede, accept, acclaim, acclamation, acquiesce, acquiesce in, afford hope, agree, agree to, agree with, alleluia, animate, applaud, applause, assent, assure, augur well, bark, battle cry, bawl, bear up,… …
16geniality — Synonyms and related words: affability, agreeability, agreeableness, amenity, amiability, amicability, ardency, bliss, blissfulness, blitheness, blithesomeness, bonhomie, brightness, cheer, cheerfulness, cheeriness, cheery vein, civility,… …
17gladness — Synonyms and related words: beatification, beatitude, bewitchment, blessedness, bliss, blissfulness, blitheness, blithesomeness, brightness, cheer, cheerfulness, cheeriness, cheery vein, cloud nine, delectation, delight, ecstasy, ecstatics,… …
18happiness — Synonyms and related words: Easy Street, acceptance, affluence, appropriateness, beatification, beatitude, becomingness, bed of roses, bewitchment, blessedness, bliss, blissfulness, blitheness, blithesomeness, brightness, cheer, cheerfulness,… …
19optimism — Synonyms and related words: Leibnizian optimism, Pollyannaism, blitheness, blithesomeness, bright outlook, bright side, brightness, buoyancy, cheer, cheerful expectation, cheerfulness, cheeriness, cheery vein, eupeptic mien, geniality, gladness,… …
20pleasantness — Synonyms and related words: advantageousness, agreeability, agreeableness, amiability, auspiciousness, beneficialness, benevolence, benignity, blitheness, blithesomeness, brightness, cheer, cheerfulness, cheeriness, cheery vein, class, cogency,… …
