gladness
Feeling of elation
Gladness is the state of being glad—a feeling of happiness or pleasure.
The word has an old-fashioned or literary quality, appearing more often in hymns and formal writing than in casual speech: tidings of comfort and gladness.
Where joy suggests intensity, gladness conveys quieter contentment.
Intense, expressive happiness
- festivityCelebratory occasion or mood
- rejoicingFeeling or showing triumph
- revelryNoisy, lively celebration
- exuberanceLively, unrestrained enthusiasm
triumph · thanksgiving · honoring · commemoration · merrymaking · fanfare · toast · felicitation
Amusement with laughter
- merrimentLighthearted fun together
- gleeExuberant, often impish delight
- jovialityHearty, convivial cheerfulness
- lightheartednessCheerful lack of worry
gaiety · jollity · sunshine · warmth · radiance · brightness · good cheer · buoyancy
Intense joyful excitement
- ecstasyOverwhelming intense delight
- euphoriaIntense emotional high
- raptureOverwhelming ecstatic feeling
- jubilationIntense, expressive happiness
exultation · thrill · transport · overjoyed · uplifted · buoyancy · high spirits · walking on air
Undisturbed mental quietude
- satisfactionState of fulfilled desires
- fulfillmentState of achieved purpose
- peacefulnessState of quiet tranquility
- comfortEase or soothing relief
ease · tranquility · well-being · gratification · pleasure · relaxation · calmness · equanimity
jubilation
Intense, expressive happiness
- festivityCelebratory occasion or mood
- rejoicingFeeling or showing triumph
- revelryNoisy, lively celebration
exuberance · triumph · thanksgiving · honoring · commemoration · merrymaking · fanfare · toast · felicitation · ovation
mirth
Amusement with laughter
- merrimentLighthearted fun together
- gleeExuberant, often impish delight
- jovialityHearty, convivial cheerfulness
lightheartedness · gaiety · jollity · sunshine · warmth · radiance · brightness · good cheer · buoyancy · vivacity
exhilaration
Intense joyful excitement
- ecstasyOverwhelming intense delight
- euphoriaIntense emotional high
- raptureOverwhelming ecstatic feeling
jubilation · exultation · thrill · transport · overjoyed · uplifted · buoyancy · high spirits · walking on air · elated
serenity
Undisturbed mental quietude
- satisfactionState of fulfilled desires
- fulfillmentState of achieved purpose
- peacefulnessState of quiet tranquility
comfort · ease · tranquility · well-being · gratification · pleasure · relaxation · calmness · equanimity · composure
- pleasurepleasure, enjoyment, delight, gratification, contentment
- joyhappiness, joyfulness, elation, delight, bliss
- merrimentmirth, laugh, gaiety, merriment, chuckle
- joyful wordsjoy, bliss, happiness, delight, glee
- spiritual emotionsawe, reverence, contrition, penitence, fervor
- celebrationcelebration, celebrate, party, festive, festivity