glee
noun
ˈglē 
1
: exultant high-spirited joy : merriment
dancing with glee
2
: a part-song for usually male voices
Synonyms
- cheer
- cheerfulness
- cheeriness
- festivity
- gaiety
- gayety
- gayness
- gleefulness
- hilarity
- jocundity
- joviality
- merriment
- merriness
- mirth
- mirthfulness
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Example Sentences
They were dancing with glee. He could hardly contain his glee over his victory.
Recent Examples on the Web Only about 3 percent of submissions ever came true, and in February 1968 a deadly fire at Shelton Hospital itself went unpredicted, to the unabashed glee of critics and satirists. 
Ian Beacock, The New Republic, 25 Aug. 2022 To the glee of its critics, DeFi has ended up committing all the same sins as Wall Street, essentially becoming a vehicle for a new generation to engage in the rampant speculation typical of pre-2008 investment bankers. Jon Sindreu, WSJ, 29 June 2022 Draped in vibrant feather coats, the pair of hitmakers smiled, danced and harmonized, much to the glee of the lively audience. Christi Carrasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2022 In that moment, the glee of being recognized seems to make the other hassles worth it. Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2022 Friday night, the fourth-seeded Lions surged forward with a statement victory, 55-39, that kept their season alive, much to the glee of hometown fans crowding the bleachers. Emily Hollwedel, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 25 Feb. 2022 Salomón Maya plays Jimmy with a bizarre, crazy-eyed glee. San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2022 News writing, by necessity, brings you up against repetition as an occupational hazard, and the account was shown to me by an editor, who shared it with a self-aware, nerdy, professional glee. Naaman Zhou, The New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2022 Republicans who have sharply critical of the White House have barely contained their glee. Claudia Torrens And Morgan Lee, Chron, 21 July 2022 See More
Ian Beacock, The New Republic, 25 Aug. 2022 To the glee of its critics, DeFi has ended up committing all the same sins as Wall Street, essentially becoming a vehicle for a new generation to engage in the rampant speculation typical of pre-2008 investment bankers. Jon Sindreu, WSJ, 29 June 2022 Draped in vibrant feather coats, the pair of hitmakers smiled, danced and harmonized, much to the glee of the lively audience. Christi Carrasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2022 In that moment, the glee of being recognized seems to make the other hassles worth it. Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2022 Friday night, the fourth-seeded Lions surged forward with a statement victory, 55-39, that kept their season alive, much to the glee of hometown fans crowding the bleachers. Emily Hollwedel, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 25 Feb. 2022 Salomón Maya plays Jimmy with a bizarre, crazy-eyed glee. San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2022 News writing, by necessity, brings you up against repetition as an occupational hazard, and the account was shown to me by an editor, who shared it with a self-aware, nerdy, professional glee. Naaman Zhou, The New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2022 Republicans who have sharply critical of the White House have barely contained their glee. Claudia Torrens And Morgan Lee, Chron, 21 July 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Old English glēo entertainment, music; akin to Old Norse glȳ joy, and perhaps to Greek chleuē joke
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing glee
Kids Definition
glee
noun
ˈglē
: great joy : delight
glee
noun
as in cheerfulness
a mood characterized by high spirits and amusement and often accompanied by laughter the evident glee with which the tabloids report on the misfortunes of celebrities Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- cheerfulness
- merriness
- cheer
- mirth
- festivity
- hilarity
- gleefulness
- merriment
- mirthfulness
- joviality
- joyfulness
- cheeriness
- reveling
- joking
- gayness
- humor
- gaiety
- gayety
- revelling
- brightness
- funning
- giddiness
- frivolity
- jocundity
- playfulness
- levity
- jubilance
- jollity
- insouciance
- jollification
- revelry
- rejoicing
- jocularity
- joyousness
- sunniness
- buffoonery
- flippancy
- lightheartedness
- buoyancy
- jocosity
- jesting
- jauntiness
- vivacity
- sportiveness
- clownishness
- joshing
- animation
- perkiness
- frolicking
- liveliness
- rollicking
- gamboling
- romping
- good-naturedness
- good-humoredness
- jocoseness
- gambolling
- gamesomeness
- jest
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- sadness
- sorrow
- dejection
- unhappiness
- melancholy
- gloom
- earnestness
- depression
- discontent
- blues
- seriousness
- bile
- forlornness
- spleen
- despondence
- grimness
- sourness
- gravity
- solemnity
- disgruntlement
- woe
- joylessness
- mournfulness
- soberness
- misery
- moodiness
- darkness
- solemnness
- gloominess
- plaintiveness
- blackness
- glumness
- graveness
- heartbreak
- mourning
- wretchedness
- desolation
- sobersidedness
- desolateness
- woefulness
- dolefulness
- dolorousness
- miserableness