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Synonyms & Antonyms of glee
a mood characterized by high spirits and amusement and often accompanied by laughter
- the evident glee with which the tabloids report on the misfortunes of celebrities
Synonyms for glee
- cheer,
- cheerfulness,
- cheeriness,
- festivity,
- gaiety
- (also gayety),
- gayness,
- gleefulness,
- hilarity,
- jocundity,
- joviality,
- merriment,
- merriness,
- mirth,
- mirthfulness
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“Glee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glee. Accessed 27 Sep. 2022.
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The first known use of glee was before the 12th century
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