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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Gladness

· Glad·ness · IPA /ˈɡlædnəs/
01 n. State or quality of being glad; pleasure; joyful satisfaction; cheerfulness.
  1. 1.
    State or quality of being glad; pleasure; joyful satisfaction; cheerfulness.
    “They . . . did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart.” — Acts ii. 46.
    “The Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good day.” — Esther viii. 17.