gladsome

  • 11gladsome — a. Pleased, delighted, cheerful, joyful, joyous, glad, gay, blithe, blithesome, gleeful, jovial, jolly, merry, lively, jocund, airy, vivacious, sprightly, sportive, frolicsome, light hearted …

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  • 12gladsome — adj 1. cheering, pleasing, gladdening, gratifying, satisfying; happy, glad, good, pleasant, encouraging, heartening, enheartening, inspiring; exhilarating, invigorating, animating, enlivening; refreshing, stimulating, quickening, stirring,… …

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  • 13gladsome — glad·some …

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  • 14gladsome — glad•some [[t]ˈglæd səm[/t]] adj. 1) giving or causing joy; delightful 2) glad • Etymology: 1325–75 glad′some•ly, adv. glad′some•ness, n …

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  • 15gladsome — /ˈglædsəm/ (say gladsuhm) adjective 1. making joyful; delightful. 2. glad. {glad1 + some1} –gladsomely, adverb –gladsomeness, noun …

  • 16Let us with a gladsome mind — is a well known hymn. It was written in 1623 by John Milton, a pupil at St. Paul s School, at the age of 15 as a paraphrase of Psalm 136. It was set to music by the organist John Bernard Wilkes using a tune written by John Antes.… …

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  • 17Gladsomely — Gladsome Glad some, a. 1. Pleased; joyful; cheerful. [1913 Webster] 2. Causing joy, pleasure, or cheerfulness; having the appearance of gayety; pleasing. [1913 Webster] Of opening heaven they sung, and gladsome day. Prior. {Glad some*ly}, adv.… …

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  • 18Gladsomeness — Gladsome Glad some, a. 1. Pleased; joyful; cheerful. [1913 Webster] 2. Causing joy, pleasure, or cheerfulness; having the appearance of gayety; pleasing. [1913 Webster] Of opening heaven they sung, and gladsome day. Prior. {Glad some*ly}, adv.… …

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  • 19Phos Hilaron — (polytonic|Φῶς Ἱλαρόν) is an ancient Christian hymn originally written in New Testament Greek. The hymn is known in English as Hail Gladdening Light or O Resplendent Light . It is the earliest known Christian hymn recorded outside of the Bible… …

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  • 20Futurity Stakes (Australia) — The MRC Futurity Stakes is a Group 1 weight for age thoroughbred horse race. It is held at Caulfield Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia. Since 2006 it is held as the first leg of the Asian Mile Challenge series, and its distance is changed to… …

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