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Meaning of Gladness | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈɡlædnəs

Definitions

The state of being glad; joy.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية الفرح رضا سعادة فرح
Azərbaycanca fərəh fərəhlilik şadlıq sevinc
Bosanski rad
Esperanto gajeco
Español alegria
فارسی مژده
Suomi iloisuus
Français Allégresse
Galego ledicia
Hrvatski rad
Íslenska kæti
ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಂತೋಷ
한국어 반가움
Kurdî gilê rad
Latina laetitia
Nederlands blijdschap
Polski zadowolenie
Русский радость
Slovenščina rad
Српски rad
Svenska glädje
తెలుగు హర్షము

Examples

“But sorrow that is couch'd in seeming gladness Is like that mirth fate turns to sudden sadness.”
“But as time, as time will, drew on, and Watt's period of service on the ground floor approached its term, then this wish and this fear, and so this sorrow and this gladness, like so many other wishes and fears, so many other sorrows and gladnesses, grew duller and duller and gradually ceased to be felt, at all.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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