Synonyms of gladness
36 similar words
Another word for gladness is joy. Other synonyms of gladness are delight, glee, felicity, exuberance and mirth.
Synonyms and similar words for gladness
nounThe state of being glad; joy.
- gladsomenessGladness.
- gleeJoy; happiness; great delight, especially from one's own good fortune or from another's misfortune.
- blithenessThe characteristic of being blithe.
- blithesomenessThe quality of being blithesome.
- cheerfulnessThe state of being cheerful; joy.
- cheerinessThe state of being cheery.
- contentnessThe state of being content; contentedness.
- contentednessThe state of being contented.
- delightJoy; pleasure.
- delightednessThe quality of being delighted; great pleasure.
- elatednessQuality of being elated.
- elationA feeling of joy and pride.
- exuberanceThe quality of being exuberant; cheerful or vigorous enthusiasm; liveliness.
- exuberantnessQuality of being exuberant.
- felicityIntense happiness.
- gaietyThe state of being happy or merry.
- gaynessThe state of being gay (cheerful); gaiety.
- gayfulnessThe state, quality, or condition of being gayful.
- gleefulnessThe state of being gleeful or joyous.
- gleesomenessThe quality of being gleesome.
- happiness
- high spiritsJoyous elation, joyfulness, joyousness.
- hilarity
- jollinessThe quality of being jolly; jollity.
- jollityThe state of being jolly; jolliness, cheerfulness.
- jovialityThe state of being jovial; jollity or conviviality.
- jovialnessThe state or condition of being jovial; joviality.
- joyA feeling of extreme happiness or cheerfulness, especially related to the acquisition or expectation of something good.
- joyfulnessThe state of being joyful.
- joyousnessThe state of being joyous.
- merrimentA state of enjoyable exuberance.
- merrinessThe property of being merry.
- mirthThe emotion usually following humor and accompanied by laughter.
- mirthfulnessThe property of being mirthful; happiness.
- pleasednessThe quality or state of being pleased.
- liss obsoleteComfort; happiness.
Meaning of gladness
- noun The state of being glad; joy.
gladness in other languages
Questions about synonyms of gladness
- What is another word for gladness?
- Gladness has 36 synonyms on Word.ws, such as joy, delight, glee, felicity, exuberance, mirth, merriment and cheerfulness.
- What does gladness mean?
- Gladness means the state of being glad; joy.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: gladness (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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