Gladness
81Blisses — Bliss Bliss (bl[i^]s), n.; pl. {Blisses} (bl[i^]s [e^]z). [OE. blis, blisse, AS. blis, bl[=i][eth]s, fr. bl[=i][eth]e blithe. See {Blithe}.] Orig., blithesomeness; gladness; now, the highest degree of happiness; blessedness; exalted felicity;… …
82Cheerless — Cheer less, a. Without joy, gladness, or comfort. {Cheer less*ly}, adv. {Cheer less*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] My cheerful day is turned to cheerless night. Spenser. Syn: Gloomy; sad; comfortless; dispiriting; disconsolate; dejected; melancholy;… …
83Cheerlessly — Cheerless Cheer less, a. Without joy, gladness, or comfort. {Cheer less*ly}, adv. {Cheer less*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] My cheerful day is turned to cheerless night. Spenser. Syn: Gloomy; sad; comfortless; dispiriting; disconsolate; dejected;… …
84Cheerlessness — Cheerless Cheer less, a. Without joy, gladness, or comfort. {Cheer less*ly}, adv. {Cheer less*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] My cheerful day is turned to cheerless night. Spenser. Syn: Gloomy; sad; comfortless; dispiriting; disconsolate; dejected;… …
85Dream — (dr[=e]m), n. [Akin to OS. dr[=o]m, D. droom, G. traum, Icel. draumr, Dan. & Sw. dr[ o]m; cf. G. tr[ u]gen to deceive, Skr. druh to harm, hurt, try to hurt. AS. dre[ a]m joy, gladness, and OS. dr[=o]m joy are, perh., different words; cf. Gr.… …
86Exhilaration — Ex*hil a*ra tion, n. [L., exhilaratio.] 1. The act of enlivening the spirits; the act of making glad or cheerful; a gladdening. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being enlivened or cheerful. [1913 Webster] Exhilaration hath some affinity with joy,… …
87Gamesome — Game some (g[=a]m s[u^]m), a. Gay; sportive; playful; frolicsome; merry. Shak. [1913 Webster] Gladness of the gamesome crowd. Byron. {Game some*ly}, adv. {Game some*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …
88Gamesomely — Gamesome Game some (g[=a]m s[u^]m), a. Gay; sportive; playful; frolicsome; merry. Shak. [1913 Webster] Gladness of the gamesome crowd. Byron. {Game some*ly}, adv. {Game some*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …
89Gamesomeness — Gamesome Game some (g[=a]m s[u^]m), a. Gay; sportive; playful; frolicsome; merry. Shak. [1913 Webster] Gladness of the gamesome crowd. Byron. {Game some*ly}, adv. {Game some*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …
90Gaud — Gaud, n. [OE. gaude jest, trick, gaudi bead of a rosary, fr. L. gaudium joy, gladness. See {Joy}.] 1. Trick; jest; sport. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. Deceit; fraud; artifice; device. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 3. An ornament; a piece of …