gladness
- a word derived from glad.
Example Sentences
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He provoked Hoder, the blind god of darkness, to kill Balder, the god of joy and gladness.
From DOGO News ● Oct. 9, 2023
Some people who were previously ignored have now spoken up, and there's got to be some kind of a gladness about that, even if it makes us feel left behind sometimes.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2023
Tyrone county chair Michael Kerr said Damian brought "honour, delight and gladness to the whole county and far beyond".
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2022
In the end, Verne’s story, however it’s encountered, will always mirror the Christmas season: Weeks of madcap action and inner turmoil finally usher in a morning of gladness, serenity and goodwill to all.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 21, 2021
"I'm grateful, my prince," he said, but Bran saw pity in his pale blue eyes, mingled perhaps with a little gladness that the cripple was, after all, not his son.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
