Antonyms for gladsome


Grammar : Adj
Spell : glad-suh m
Phonetic Transcription : ˈglæd səm


Definition of gladsome

Origin :
  • late 14c., gladsum; see glad + -some (1).
  • As in jolly : adj laughing, joyful
  • As in joyful/joyous : adj happy
  • As in blithe : adj happy
  • As in joyful : adj happy
  • As in blithesome : adj gay
  • As in cheerful : adj happy
Example sentences :
  • It was a gladsome spectacle, and his eyes sparkled in beholding it.
  • Extract from : « Captain Blood » by Rafael Sabatini
  • But, as Wordsworth reminds us, these ever-youthful waters have their gladsome notes.
  • Extract from : « The Balladists » by John Geddie
  • That any being on earth could be so gladsome puzzled him vaguely.
  • Extract from : « Janet of the Dunes » by Harriet T. Comstock
  • Filled with their gladsome minstrelsy the depths of leafy gloom.
  • Extract from : « The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, April 1844 » by Various
  • His own active and gladsome mind had kept him happy among his occupations.
  • Extract from : « Deerbrook » by Harriet Martineau
  • Nobody ever stopped him in the street to say, with gladsome looks, 'My dear Scrooge, how are you?
  • Extract from : « A Christmas Carol » by Charles Dickens
  • It was all so gladsome, so beautiful, so free, that Joan laughed and skipped for joy.
  • Extract from : « Two Little Travellers » by Frances Browne Arthur
  • He had passed off in gladsome anticipation of the meeting there was to be.
  • Extract from : « The Iron Ration » by George Abel Schreiner
  • It is ever gladsome work to unfold the loving kindness of our God.
  • Extract from : « A Bottle in the Smoke » by Milne Rae
  • I like my May to be smiling and gladsome, not frowning and petulant.
  • Extract from : « Dimbie and I--and Amelia » by Mabel Barnes-Grundy

Synonyms for gladsome

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