Definition of "gladness" []

• The state of being glad; joy. (noun)

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• "And John Thompson told Jees Uck, with a certain gladness ill concealed, that Bonner would never come back again."
• "Tomorrow, repair to her at the old place and see what sign she maketh to thee; for indeed thy gladness is near and the end of thy sadness is at hand."
• "Shah went forth with her for a distance of three parasangs; after which he bade farewell to her and the Wazir and those with him, and returned to his home in gladness and safety."