Her heart burst with gladness to see her husband return home from his overseas tour of Iran.
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Gladness
/ˈɡlædnəs/
Synonyms for "gladness" (68 found)
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cheery veincloud ninedelectationdelightecstasyecstaticselationenchantmenteupeptic mienexaltationexhilarationexuberancefelicitygaietygenialitygladsomeness
Noun(4 words)
Related words (34)
gleegood cheerhappinessheavenhigh spiritshopefulnessintoxicationjoyjoyancejoyfulnessmirthoptimismoverhappinessoverjoyfulnessparadisepleasantnessradianceraptureravishmentrosy expectation
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Sample sentences
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The rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together.
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"Fellow citizens," Lincoln said. "We meet this evening not in sorrow, but in gladness of heart. The surrender of the main army of the Confederacy gives hope of a righteous and speedy peace. The joy cannot be held back. By these recent successes, we have had pressed more closely upon us the question of reconstruction."
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But sorrow that is couch'd in seeming gladness Is like that mirth fate turns to sudden sadness.
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