gladsome
Syllables: glad·some/ˈɡlædsəm/
gladsome adjective: marked by joy or gladness; happy, joyous, or light-hearted.
Adjective
gladsome (comparative gladsomer, superlative gladsomest)
- Marked by joy or gladness; happy, joyous, or light-hearted.
- I was not surprised, when I ran down into the hall, to see that a brilliant June morning had succeeded to the tempest of the night; and to feel, through the open glass door, the breathing of a fresh and fragrant breeze. Nature must be gladsome when I was so happy.1847 October 16, Currer Bell [pseudonym; Charlotte Brontë], chapter IX, in Jane Eyre. […], volume II, London: Smith, Elder, and Co., […], →OCLC, page 218
gladsome meaning in Malayalam
gladsome in Malayalam
- gladsome; epithet of Vishnu or Shiva
- നന്ദി nandi
Forms of gladsome
| comparative | gladsomer |
|---|---|
| superlative | gladsomest |
Origin of gladsome
From Middle English gladsom, equivalent to glad + -some.
Words formed from gladsome
Questions about gladsome
- What does gladsome mean?
- Gladsome means marked by joy or gladness; happy, joyous, or light-hearted.
- What is gladsome in Malayalam?
- Gladsome in Malayalam is നന്ദി (nandi). See Gladsome meaning in Malayalam.
- What part of speech is gladsome?
- Gladsome is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce gladsome?
- Gladsome is pronounced /ˈɡlædsəm/.
Words near gladsome in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: gladsome (page history and authors); നന്ദി (Malayalam) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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