Gladsome
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adjective.
Causing or showing gladness or joy.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Open; clear.
Glad; joyful; cheerful.
Making glad; causing joy, pleasure, or cheerfulness; pleasing.
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.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
adjective.
happy
,
joyous
, or
light-hearted
.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
adjective.
experiencing or expressing gladness or joy
Word Usage
"He had himself done so in the "Evening Walk," and corrects his epithets to suit his later judgment, putting "gladsome" for "boding," and replacing"
Equivalent
glad
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
auspicious
blithe
carefree
cheery
disharmonious
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
beaming
blithe
blithesome
bright
bright and sunny