Gleeful - English meaning

adjective

Finding something funny or entertaining.

Usage examples:

People looked on with amused curiosity

verb

Cause (someone) to find something funny.

Usage examples:

He made faces to amuse her

adjective

Noticeably happy and optimistic.

Usage examples:

How can she be so cheerful at six o'clock in the morning?

adjective

Happy and positive in feeling or attitude

Usage examples:

A cheerful face/spirit, he was a cheerful man with a kind word for everybody., the guest bedroom wa…

adjective

Extremely and obviously pleased, especially about an achievement.

Usage examples:

The team is cock-a-hoop at winning its first game of the season

adjective

Extremely happy and excited about something

Usage examples:

Graeme was cock-a-hoop when scotland won the championship.

adjective

Feeling or showing great pleasure.

Usage examples:

A delighted smile

verb

Please (someone) greatly.

Usage examples:

An experience guaranteed to delight both young and old

adjective

Very pleased

Usage examples:

A delighted expression, [ + to infinitive ] i’m delighted to meet you.

adjective

Ecstatically happy.

Usage examples:

After the concert, i felt elated

verb

Make (someone) ecstatically happy.

Usage examples:

While the wealth of wildlife elated me, it unnerved me as well

adjective

Extremely happy and excited, often because something has happened or been achieved

Usage examples:

He was elated by the news that he had won a full scholarship.

adjective

Characterized by or feeling intense excitement and happiness.

Usage examples:

A euphoric sense of freedom

adjective

Extremely happy and excited

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A euphoric mood

adjective

Very happy, animated, or elated.

Usage examples:

All this hustle and bustle makes me feel exhilarated

verb

Make (someone) feel very happy, animated, or elated.

Usage examples:

She was exhilarated by the day's events

adjective

Full of energy, excitement, and cheerfulness.

Usage examples:

A noisy bunch of exuberant youngsters

adjective

(esp. of people and their behavior) very energetic, and showing the happiness of being alive

Usage examples:

He is an exuberant dancer., his exuberance is contagious.

adjective

(of a person) homosexual (used especially of a man).

Usage examples:

The city's gay and lesbian people

noun

A homosexual person (typically referring to a man).

Usage examples:

The capital is a popular destination for gays and lesbians from all over the world

adjective

Homosexual

Usage examples:

Gay rights, her gay, lively personality made her attractive to everyone who knew her., the law bann…

adjective

Feeling pleasure or happiness.

Usage examples:

I'm really glad to hear that

verb

Make happy; please.

Usage examples:

Albion's lessening shore could grieve or glad mine eye

noun

A gladiolus.

Usage examples:

The glads were planted in early spring

adjective

Feeling or showing pleasure or contentment.

Usage examples:

Melissa came in looking happy and excited

adjective

Feeling, showing, or causing pleasure or satisfaction

Usage examples:

To tell the truth, i’ve never been happier in my whole life., people want movies to have happy endi…

adjective

Full of energy and happiness

Usage examples:

A high-spirited young horse

adjective

Happy and cheerful.

Usage examples:

He was a jolly man full of jokes

verb

Encourage (someone) in a friendly way.

Usage examples:

He jollied people along

adverb

Very; extremely.

Usage examples:

He is jolly busy

adjective

Cheerful and friendly.

Usage examples:

She was in a jovial mood

adjective

Showing or feeling good humor; friendly

Usage examples:

A jovial smile

adjective

(of a person) friendly and in a good mood, or (of a situation) enjoyable because of being friendly and pleasant

Usage examples:

He seemed a very jovial guy., a jovial time/evening/chat

adjective

Feeling, expressing, or causing great pleasure and happiness.

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Joyful music

adjective

Having or causing great happiness

Usage examples:

Joyful news, they all clapped joyfully to the beat of the music.

adjective

Feeling or expressing great happiness and triumph.

Usage examples:

A large number of jubilant fans ran on to the pitch

adjective

Feeling or showing great happiness, esp. because of a success

Usage examples:

Jubilant crowds shouted, "it’s liberation day!"

adjective

Cheerful and lively.

Usage examples:

The streets were dense with merry throngs of students

adjective

Happy or showing enjoyment

adjective

Full of mirth; merry or amusing.

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Mirthful laughter

adjective

Full of laughter, humour, or happiness

Usage examples:

The ending of the film is melancholy rather than mirthful.

adjective

Extremely happy.

Usage examples:

All of them were overjoyed at my success

adjective

Extremely pleased and happy

Usage examples:

[ + to infinitive ] they were overjoyed to learn that their son had not been injured in the accident.

adjective

Feeling or showing pleasure and satisfaction, especially at an event or a situation.

Usage examples:

A pleased smile

verb

Cause to feel happy and satisfied.

Usage examples:

He arranged a fishing trip to please his son

adjective

Happy or satisfied

Usage examples:

A pleased expression, mom was not pleased when she saw my grades.