GLEEFULNESS Synonyms

• a state of extreme happiness

• the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom

• a feeling of spontaneous good spirits

• happiness with one's situation in life

• a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction

• something or someone that provides a source of happiness

• give pleasure to or be pleasing to

• take delight in

• hold spellbound

• a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion

• a state of elated bliss

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• an exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism; an absence of depression

• a feeling of joy and pride

• a feeling of great (usually exaggerated) elation

• the feeling of lively and cheerful joy

• joyful enthusiasm

• overflowing with eager enjoyment or approval

• a gay feeling

• a festive merry feeling

• experiencing joy and pleasure

• state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy

• emotions experienced when in a state of well-being

• the emotion of great happiness

• something or someone that provides a source of happiness

• feel happiness or joy

• make glad or happy

• a feeling of extreme joy

• a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event

• the utterance of sounds expressing great joy

• a gay feeling

• activities that are enjoyable or amusing

• the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation

• state of being gratified or satisfied

• compensation for a wrong

• (law) the payment of a debt or fulfillment of an obligation

• act of fulfilling a desire or need or appetite

• a successful ending of a struggle or contest

• the exultation of victory

• prove superior

• be ecstatic with joy

• dwell on with satisfaction

• to express great joy

• great merriment

• malicious satisfaction

• great merriment