English-Thai Dictionary
gladness
N ความสุข ความดีใจ ความปิติยินดี ความยินดี cheer delight kwam-suk
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
GLADNESS
n.[See Glad. ] Joy, or a moderate degree of joy and exhilaration; pleasure of mind; cheerfulness. They--did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart. Acts 2:46.
[Gladness is rarely or never equivalent to mirth, merriment, gayety and triumph, and it usually expresses less than delight. It sometimes expresses great joy. Esther 8:15 -17; Esther 9:17 -19.]
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
GLADNESS
Glad "ness, n. Etym: [AS. glædnes.]
Defn: 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.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
gladness
gl á d ness 名詞 U 喜び, うれしさ (↔sadness ).
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