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View synonyms for gladsome

gladsome

[ glad-suhm ]

adjective

  1. giving or causing joy; delightful.


gladsome

/ ˈɡlædsəm /

adjective

  1. an archaic word for glad 1
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈgladsomely, adverb
  • ˈgladsomeness, noun
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Other Words From

  • gladsome·ly adverb
  • gladsome·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of gladsome1

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; glad 1, -some 1
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Example Sentences

No doubt it will be another spooky, unsettling and gripping tale from the gladsome Goth.

From BBC

“That won’t harm ye, my pretty; an’ it may make poor Geordie gladsome to have so trim a lass sittin’ on his lap.

Church bells across the land would peal out the gladsome tidings from every tower.

But even better than the solid reality of the book in my hand was the gladsome fact that my mother and father at last understood the kind of nourishment I needed to survive.

And these musicians have been steadfast in their devotion to outmoded, oldfangled and underplayed forms of country music, especially the springy, gladsome lilt of Western swing, best exemplified by Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys.

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