gladness
noun
1 gladness
Experiencing joy and pleasure.
synonyms: gladfulness, gladsomeness.
Roget 827:
pleasure,
gratification,
enjoyment,
fruition;
oblectation,
delectation,
delection†;
relish,
zest;
gusto
etc.
(physical pleasure)
377;
satisfaction
etc.
(content)
831;
complacency.
well-being;
good
etc.
618;
snugness,
comfort,
ease;
cushion
etc.
215;
sans souci [Fr.],
without worry,
mind at ease.
joy,
gladness,
delight,
glee,
cheer,
sunshine;
cheerfulness
etc.
836.
treat,
refreshment;
amusement
etc.
840;
luxury
etc.
377.
mens sana in corpore sano [Lat.]
[Juvenal],
a sound mind in a sound body.
happiness,
felicity,
bliss;
beatitude,
beautification;
enchantment,
transport,
rapture,
ravishment,
ecstasy;
summum bonum [Lat.];
paradise,
elysium
etc.
(heaven)
981;
third heaven†,
seventh heaven,
cloud nine;
unalloyed happiness
&c.;
hedonics†,
hedonism.
honeymoon;
palmy days,
halcyon days;
golden age,
golden time;
Dixie,
Dixie's land;
Saturnia regna [Lat.],
Arcadia†,
Shangri-La,
happy valley,
Agapemone†.
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Dutch: blijdschap, blijheid, verheugenis, vreugde
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