gladsomeness

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Noun
  • Wine-Coca conduces to mental activity and clearness, prevents fatigue and exhaustion, brings cheerfulness and sweet refreshing sleep.
    AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 29 May 2026
  • This kind of optimism and cheerfulness can make leaders more empathetic and pleasant to work with, partly because psychology research finds that positive moods increase helping, generosity and interpersonal understanding.
    Aditya Simha, The Conversation, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • From beginning to end, there’s a joyfulness and a boyish innocence to IOI’s new iteration of the character, which surprised me.
    Alex James Kane, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
  • The joyfulness of Mario could easily be taken for granted, but remember, this is a character that’s prevailed for generations.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • That lightheartedness quickly evolved into the NFL’s biggest off-field competition.
    Karla Cote, Variety, 15 May 2026
  • In a film that nimbly walks the tightrope between lightheartedness and weightlessness, Jerry and Mabel’s antagonistic relationship ends up proving the unexpected core of the story.
    Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 2 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The exertion dampens some of the mirth.
    Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
  • The two no longer spar on air, so expect mirth rather than rancor at Foxwoods’ Premier Theater.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • After an early goal by the Italian forward Moise Kean provided a period of optimism, Bosnia and Herzegovina tied the score in the seventy-ninth minute, then snatched victory in penalty kicks, sending the home crowd into jubilation.
    Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 30 May 2026
  • The moment Gabriel sails the penalty kick over the net – and PSG turns nerves into jubilation.
    Ben Church, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
Noun
  • Oh, there were so many birds in the sky—flipped with glee when a referee called offside and overturned a Celtic FC goal in front of a frenzied crowd of 50,000 on a chilly, overcast day at Glasgow's Ibrox Stadium.
    Laura Dannen Redman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 May 2026
  • There’s an element of sadistic, John Simonesque glee to his attacks on the personal appearances of actors.
    Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Noun
  • For example, the science fiction film genre often depicts a world that could be altered by time and advances in technology, whereas the musical film genre is full of songs and dances, spontaneity, exuberance, and romantic love.
    Tham Thi Nguyen, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
  • Each one works against the increase in value as the pros crush the over-exuberance, as represented by fat premiums that the amateurs create.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 May 2026
Noun
  • The service The staff here are ever so kind, and bound by the same joy and passion for food and nature as the people that visit.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
  • Pain and joy, an equal balancing, a vying bright anguish of the two.
    Maggie O’Farrell, Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
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“Gladsomeness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gladsomeness. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.

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