glee

[glee] / gli /

NOUN

extreme happiness

Synonyms

STRONGEST

delight elation exhilaration exuberance joy pleasure verve

STRONG

blitheness cheerfulness delectation enjoyment exultation fun gaiety gladness hilarity jocularity jollity joviality joyfulness joyousness liveliness merriment mirth sprightliness triumph

Antonyms

STRONGEST

depression discouragement melancholy pain sadness sorrow trouble unhappiness worry

STRONG

gloom misery woe

Example Sentences

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The snakes hissed with laughter, their eyes flashing with merciless glee.

From Literature

“I think it would set their hair on fire,” Linda said, full of glee at the idea.

From Salon

But he continued to struggle, to the obvious glee of the men around him.

From Literature

They pulled up and into the sun and loped all the way home in great joy and glee; joy they were happy to share with me.

From Literature

I dropped my phone to the couch and tried to contain an uncontainable noise of glee.

From Literature