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n. - Experiencing joy and pleasure.

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  • Mellow and fluent though they be, the utterances are not indicative of gladsomeness nor of a sprightly disposition; nor are they songs.
  • It was the gladsomeness of innocence that he had seen dancing in the moonlight.
  • So shall we praise Thee with gladsomeness, O most gracious Father, for Thy dear
  • As it glistens in the morning sunshine, it would fill the spectator's heart with gladsomeness.
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