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State or quality of being glad; pleasure; joyful satisfaction; cheerfulness.

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  1. n. State or quality of being glad; pleasure; joyful satisfaction; cheerfulness.
  2. n. experiencing joy and pleasure
  3. State or quality of being glad; pleasure; joyful satisfaction; cheerfulness. They . . . did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart. Acts ii. 46. Note: Gladness is rarely or never equivalent to mirth, merriment, gayety, and triumph, and it usually expresses less than delight. It sometimes expresses great joy. The Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good day. Esther viii. 17.
  4. State or quality of being glad; pleasure; joyful satisfaction;cheerfulness.They . . . did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart.Acts ii. 46.
  5. n:100 n. experiencing joy and pleasure