gladsome C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈɡlæd.səm/ UK /ˈɡlæd.səm/ See IPA manual Freq #186694 Meanings 1 adj full of, expressing, or causing joy; cheerful and joyous The children gave a gladsome shout when the first snow began to fall. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · full of, expressing, or... joyfuljoyouscheerful More merry ↔ Opposites sorrowfulgloomymournful Word family Related forms gladgladness Etymology From Middle English gladsom, formed from glad + the adjective suffix -some ("characterized by"). The word is now chiefly literary or archaic. Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # gladsome **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈɡlæd.səm/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɡlæd.səm/ **Frequency rank:** 186694 ## Meanings 1. full of, expressing, or causing joy; cheerful and joyous ## Examples - The children gave a gladsome shout when the first snow began to fall. ## Synonyms - joyful - joyous - cheerful - merry ## Antonyms - sorrowful - gloomy - mournful ## Related Forms - glad - gladness ## Etymology From Middle English gladsom, formed from glad + the adjective suffix -some ("characterized by"). The word is now chiefly literary or archaic. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown