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View usage for: (gliː) uncountable noun [oft with NOUN]Glee is a feeling of happiness and excitement, often caused by someone else's misfortune. His victory was greeted with glee by his fellow American golfers. There was much glee among journalists over the leaked letter. Synonyms: delight, joy, triumph, exuberance More Synonyms of glee (ɡliː) noun1. great merriment or delight, often caused by someone else's misfortune 2. a type of song originating in 18th-century England, sung by three or more unaccompanied voices Compare madrigal (sense 1) Word origin Old English gléo; related to Old Norse glӯ (gli) noun1. lively joy; gaiety; merriment 2. an English part song for three or more unaccompanied, usually men's, voices Word origin ME gle < OE gleo, entertainment, merriment, akin to (rare) ON glȳ < IE * ghleu-, to be merry, jest < base * ghel-, to cry out > Gr chleuē, jest More idioms containingglee be rubbing your hands with glee Examples of 'glee' in a sentenceglee But it needs more pace and much more ghoulish glee.We used to chant that with great glee at my school.Another takes ghoulish glee in a friend's putative cancer diagnosis.And it's delivered with so much glee by the presenters.Not with any great glee.People will find glee and happiness to ridicule me but they should look at their own life, don't worry about me.Some people have taken great glee in saying I won't win.It was not until I checked into my Lisbon hotel that the receptionist with great glee acquainted me of my dilemma. British English: glee NOUN Glee is a feeling of happiness and excitement. His victory was greeted with glee by his fellow countrymen. - American English: glee
- Brazilian Portuguese: alegria
- Chinese: 高兴 >常指幸灾乐祸
- European Spanish: alegría
- French: allégresse
- German: Freude
- Italian: esultanza
- Japanese: 歓喜
- Korean: 환희
- European Portuguese: alegria
- Latin American Spanish: alegría
Chinese translation of 'glee'Definition great merriment or joy, esp. caused by the misfortune of another person His victory was greeted with glee. Synonyms exuberance gladness joyfulness joyousness Opposites depression , misery , gloom , sadness , melancholy Additional synonymsDefinition a feeling of great happiness and excitement His supporters have reacted to the news with elation. Synonyms joy, delight, thrill, excitement, ecstasy, bliss, euphoria, glee, rapture, high spirits, exhilaration, jubilation, exaltation, exultation, joyfulness, joyousness A wave of exhilaration swept through me. Synonyms excitement, delight, joy, happiness, animation, high spirits, elation, mirth, gaiety (old-fashioned), hilarity, exaltation, cheerfulness, vivacity, liveliness, gladness, joyfulness, sprightliness, gleefulness I felt a tremendous sense of relief and exultation. Synonyms joy, delight, celebration, rejoicing, glee, high spirits, elation, transport, jubilation, joyousness, merriness - gleam
- gleaming
- glean
- glee
- gleeful
- glib
- glibness
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