gladsome
adjective
giving or causing joy; delightful.
gladsomeness
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a word derived from
gladsome.
Example Sentences
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You sink down in a flowery spot on the borders of sleep and wakefulness, while your thoughts rise before you in pictures, all disconnected, yet all assimilated by a pervading gladsomeness and beauty.
From Twice Told Tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Moreover dawn was now appearing; the birds were singing louder every minute; the silence of night was dying in the gladsomeness of a new day.
From The Coming of the King by James Hocking
There was no lack of gladsomeness, of jests, of toasts, of noise; though the weather was marvellous, and the sun warm beyond wonder.
From The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. by Henryk Sienkiewicz
The gladsomeness of life, the sunshine of smiles and laughter, is denied her.
From English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English Speaking World by William Joseph Long
Then, in the gladsomeness of contest, everything stirred, and came into activity, shouting for joy.
From The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. by Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann
