Gleeful

English

Adjective

Gleeful (comparative more Gleeful, superlative most Gleeful)

1. Exuberantly or triumphantly joyful.

Synonyms

• elated
• exhilarated
• high-spirited
• overjoyed

Related terms

• glee
• gleefully

Adverbs for Gleeful

blithely; enthusiastically; infectiously; innocently; happily; irresistibly; completely; naturally; elatedly; triumphantly; joyously; light-heartedly; merrily; hilariously; sportively; utterly; openly; laughingly; noisily; effervescently; ecstatically; wholesomely; habitually.

Thesaurus

blithe, blithesome, boon, buxom, cheerful, delighted, ecstatic, elated, exhilarated, exuberant, exultant, frivolous, gay, happy, hilarious, jocular, jocund, jolly, jovial, joyful, joyous, jubilant, laughter-loving, lighthearted, merry, mirth-loving, mirthful, overjoyed, pleased, rapturous, rejoicing, risible

Etymology

glee

Translations

• Finnish: riemuitseva (fi)
• German: schadenfroh (de)
• Norwegian: skadefro (no)

  Nynorsk: skadeglad (nn)