Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gleeful

/ˈɡliːfəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English

Syllables: glee-ful
IPA: /ˈɡliːfəl/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Exuberantly or triumphantly joyful.

Example Sentences

"During [Tucker] Carlson’s keynote, he wedged sneers at his critics for crying “racist!” in between racist remarks about [Ilhan] Omar, jeremiads against the media (“I know there’s a bunch of reporters here, so . . . screw you”), and an attack on Elizabeth Warren and her donors (“She’s a tragedy, because she’s now obsessed with racism, which is why the finance world supports her”)—all to gleeful applause."

Etymology

From glee + -ful.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: glee

Inflected Forms

more gleeful (comparative) most gleeful (superlative) gleefull (alternative)

Derived Forms

gleefully gleefulness ungleeful

Frequently Paired Words

glee

Synonyms

elated exhilarated high-spirited overjoyed joyful jubilant

Rhymes With

stiefel

Questions

How do you pronounce gleeful?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡliːfəl/.
What does gleeful mean?: Exuberantly or triumphantly joyful.
Where does gleeful come from?: From glee + -ful.

How to pronounce gleeful

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