Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gladness

/ˈɡlædnəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.48 in modern English

Syllables: glad-ness
IPA: /ˈɡlædnəs/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being glad; joy.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"But sorrow that is couch'd in seeming gladness Is like that mirth fate turns to sudden sadness."
"But as time, as time will, drew on, and Watt's period of service on the ground floor approached its term, then this wish and this fear, and so this sorrow and this gladness, like so many other wishes and fears, so many other sorrows and gladnesses, grew duller and duller and gradually ceased to be felt, at all."

Etymology

From glad + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

gladnesses (plural)

Synonyms

gladsomeness glee blitheness blithesomeness cheerfulness cheeriness contentness contentedness delight delightedness elatedness elation

Rhymes With

badness

Questions

How do you pronounce gladness?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡlædnəs/.
What does gladness mean?: The state of being glad; joy.
Where does gladness come from?: From glad + -ness.

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