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gladnesses

gladnesses is the plural of gladness.

Meaning of gladness

Noun

gladness (countable and uncountable, plural gladnesses)

  1. The state of being glad; joy.
    • But sorrow that is couch'd in seeming gladness
      Is like that mirth fate turns to sudden sadness.c. 1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...

Questions about gladnesses

What is gladnesses the plural of?
Gladnesses is the plural of gladness.

Words near gladnesses in the dictionary

  1. gladly
  2. gladly suffer fools
  3. Gladman
  4. Gladmans
  5. gladness
  6. gladnesses
  7. Gladney
  8. Gladneys
  9. gladrags
  10. glads
  11. Gladsakse

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