Synonyms of glee
37 similar words
Another word for glee is joy. Other synonyms of glee are delight, felicity, exuberance, mirth and merriment.
Synonyms and similar words for glee
nounJoy; happiness; great delight, especially from one's own good fortune or from another's misfortune.
- merrimentA state of enjoyable exuberance.
- mirthThe emotion usually following humor and accompanied by laughter.
- gaietyThe state of being happy or merry.
- gloatAn act or instance of gloating.
- 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.
- gaynessThe state of being gay (cheerful); gaiety.
- gayfulnessThe state, quality, or condition of being gayful.
- gladnessThe state of being glad; joy.
- 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.
- merrinessThe property of being merry.
- mirthfulnessThe property of being mirthful; happiness.
- pleasednessThe quality or state of being pleased.
- gladsomeness archaicGladness.
- liss obsoleteComfort; happiness.
Meaning of glee
- noun Joy; happiness; great delight, especially from one's own good fortune or from another's misfortune.
- noun Music; minstrelsy; entertainment.
- noun An unaccompanied part song for three or more solo voices, not necessarily merry.
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Questions about synonyms of glee
- What is another word for glee?
- Glee has 37 synonyms on Word.ws, such as joy, delight, felicity, exuberance, mirth, merriment, gladness and cheerfulness.
- What does glee mean?
- Glee means joy; happiness; great delight, especially from one's own good fortune or from another's misfortune.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: glee (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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