gladsome

adjective

ˈglad-səm How to pronounce gladsome (audio)
Definition of gladsomenext
as in cheerful
having or showing a good mood or disposition a gladsome group of carolers strolling through the city's historic district a gladsome smile

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gladsome
  1. cheerful
  2. optimistic
  3. bright
Adjective
  • Even as a brutal heat wave threatened to smother the energy, the fest felt like a cheerful coming-out party—an announcement of the political commitments of a generation of mainstream artists more famous for singing about the self than about society.
    — Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The cheerful voice of a guide on a mic booms through the open-air cab of each old-timey bus.
    — Sonjirose Chin, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of cheerful
Adjective
  • After a late October rain last year, the fourth-generation farmer was optimistic about his 1,800 acres (728 hectares) of winter wheat.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The two then give their thoughts on the Hurricanes overall entering the season, with both optimistic about what could come for UM in 2026.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of optimistic
Adjective
  • De Zerbi will take encouragement from Savio’s bright debut, with the £85million recruit from Manchester City looking bright and threatening, without executing on the final action.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The Casita looks good enough to sit on a desk and those super bright RGB LED’s really glow.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of bright
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“Gladsome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gladsome. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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