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GLADSOMENESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gladsomeness mean? 

GLADSOMENESS (noun)
  The noun GLADSOMENESS has 1 sense:

1. experiencing joy and pleasureplay

  Familiarity information: GLADSOMENESS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GLADSOMENESS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Experiencing joy and pleasure

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Synonyms:

gladfulness; gladness; gladsomeness

Hypernyms ("gladsomeness" is a kind of...):

happiness (emotions experienced when in a state of well-being)

Derivation:

gladsome (experiencing or expressing gladness or joy)


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