gladsome

glad·some
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/ˈɡlædsəm/

adjective

Marked by joy or gladness; happy, joyous, or light-hearted.

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glad
OriginMiddle English gladsom →
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Meanings

adjectivegladsome (comparative gladsomer, superlative gladsomest)

comparative gladsomer · superlative gladsomest

  1. Marked by joy or gladness; happy, joyous, or light-hearted.

    I was not surprised, when I ran down into the hall, to see that a brilliant June morning had succeeded to the tempest of the night; and to feel, through the open glass door, the breathing of a fresh and fragrant breeze. Nature must be gladsome when I was so happy.

    1847 October 16, Currer Bell [pseudonym; Charlotte Brontë], chapter IX, in Jane Eyre. […], volume II, London: Smith, Elder, and Co., […], →OCLC, page 218

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveexperiencing or expressing gladness or joy

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glad
Also see
blissfulcock-a-hoopdelightedecstaticelysianeuphoricgiddygladhappyjoyfuljoyouslightheartedorgasmicthrilled

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishgladsom
  2. Englishgladsome

From Middle English gladsom, equivalent to glad + -some.

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APA

gladsome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gladsome

MLA

“gladsome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gladsome. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gladsome,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gladsome.

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