Hypertext Webster Gateway: "gladsome"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Gladsome \Glad"some\, a.
1. Pleased; joyful; cheerful.
2. Causing joy, pleasure, or cheerfulness; having the
appearance of gayety; pleasing.
Of opening heaven they sung, and gladsome day.
--Prior.
-- {Glad"some*ly}, adv. -- {Glad"some*ness}, n.
Hours of perfect gladsomeness. --Wordsworth.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
gladsome
adj : experiencing or expressing gladness or joy; "a gladsome
smile"; "a gladsome occasion"
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