gladsome
adjective
giving or causing joy; delightful.
gladsomeness
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a word derived from
gladsome.
Example Sentences
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That last farewell under the stars—the recollection of it coursed sweet and warm through his being; his pulses bounded with the very gladsomeness of living.
From A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance by Bertram Mitford
She played a little Nevin, played it with a lightness, gladsomeness, he had never felt in her touch before.
From The Glory of the Conquered The Story of a Great Love by Susan Glaspell
The day which is knowledge, purity, gladsomeness, the cheerful day will be ours if we hold by Him.
From Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Luke by Alexander Maclaren
Whatever difference of opinion there may be as to the character of the Nightingale's song—whether it partakes more of joyousness or of melancholy—the gladsomeness of the Blackcap's warble is beyond all dispute.
From British Birds in their Haunts by Rev. C. A. Johns
As for Miss St. Quentin herself, an innate gladsomeness pervaded her aspect not easy to resist.
From The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance by Lucas Malet
