Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Full of jubilant delight; joyful.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Actively merry; gay; joyous.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Merry; gay; joyous.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Exuberantly or triumphantly
joyful .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective full of high-spirited delight
Etymologies
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Examples
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I rubbed my bruised brow and gazed with reproachful inquiry at Paul, who was laughing in gleeful, boyish fashion.
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I had forgotten about his magical place where the sun shines every day, the grass is still green, where rhododendrons, impatiens, and geraniums blossom in gleeful profusion.
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We were all around his age — pre-pubescent, and reedy-voiced and when we sang along to the song — no knock on Jermaine, Jackie and the rest — but it was Michael's parts we sang in gleeful, screechy unison.
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We were all around his age — pre-pubescent, and reedy-voiced and when we sang along to the song — no knock on Jermaine, Jackie and the rest — but it was Michael's parts we sang in gleeful, screechy unison.
Archive 2009-08-01 2009
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I had forgotten about his magical place where the sun shines every day, the grass is still green, where rhododendrons, impatiens, and geraniums blossom in gleeful profusion.
Renewed 2009
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I was with the woman who was my mate, picnicking in gleeful abandon.
Chapter 30 2010
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But then to suddenly find themselves in gleeful agreement with the right in declaring the death of the mainstream media when it fails to endorse a cause du jour.
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I was with the woman who was my mate, picnicking in gleeful abandon.
Chapter XXX 1913
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I rubbed my bruised brow and gazed with reproachful inquiry at Paul, who was laughing in gleeful, boyish fashion.
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I rubbed my bruised brow and gazed with reproachful inquiry at Paul, who was laughing in gleeful, boyish fashion.
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