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GLEEFULNESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does gleefulness mean?
• GLEEFULNESS (noun)
The noun GLEEFULNESS has 1 sense:
1. great merriment
Familiarity information: GLEEFULNESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Great merriment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Synonyms:
glee; gleefulness; hilarity; mirth; mirthfulness
Hypernyms ("gleefulness" is a kind of...):
gaiety; merriment (a gay feeling)
Derivation:
gleeful (full of high-spirited delight)
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