GLADSOMENESS Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

gladsomeness

noun

as in cheerfulness

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Noun

Leaders, in particular, have the power to shift the mood of their teams, not by pretending everything is fine or manufacturing cheerfulness but through tone, body language, and small actions.

— Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 22 Sep. 2026
The service Professionalism comes with genuine warmth, cheerfulness, and a sense of people absolutely loving their jobs.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of cheerfulness

Noun

Marcocci believes Valentino’s key brand values, including femininity, strength, grace, joyfulness and craftsmanship, chime with Chinese consumers.

— Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026
This strophic song in five verses conveys the journeyman’s joyfulness through a jaunty, tuneful vocal line over a steadily striding piano accompaniment.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of joyfulness

Noun

Often derided by critics during its initial airing, the show’s silliness and lightheartedness has continued to stand the test of time.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Aug. 2026
That lightheartedness quickly evolved into the NFL’s biggest off-field competition.

— Karla Cote, Variety, 15 May 2026

Definition of lightheartedness

Noun

Much like the work of Shirley Jackson, The Bat deftly alternates spine-tingling scares with laugh-out-loud moments of mirth.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Nov. 2026
Their pairing begs the question of whether misery and mirth alternate, blend, or coexist.

— Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 14 June 2026

Definition of mirth

Noun

Sadly for Ronaldo and his followers, his exit comes with decidedly less jubilation.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Much of Latin America’s film industry, looking to Brazil for co-production partnerships and as a bastion of democracy, will share Lula’s supporters’ jubilation and a sense of relief.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of jubilation

Noun

Pod Save America Was Cautiously Optimistic One of the sadder sidenotes of this blue wave was that The Late Show With Stephen Colbert had already bowed before Colbert could do a live show that was 87 percent cackling with glee.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2026
Homerism was rampant on election night, and some talkers could hardly contain their glee.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of glee

Noun

Hadid’s exuberance was well documented, and to honor a decade of her death, Rana had to think like her late aunt, which is what inspired the two-day symposium.

— Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 5 Nov. 2026
Zest has also been referred to as vitality, exuberance, and joie de vivre, the French phrase for the joy of living.

— Joan M. Cook, Time, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of exuberance

Noun

This heartachingly lived-in quality runs throughout Unfindable Ring—an eclectic testament to the trials and joys of life as a career outsider.

— Cameron Cook, Pitchfork, 13 Nov. 2026
Nothing gives me more joy than wandering through a museum full of beautiful things, then sitting down with a hot cocoa.

— Sarah Stiefvater, Flow Space, 13 Nov. 2026

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