glee

glee  (gl)

n.

1. Jubilant delight; joy.

2. Music A part song scored for three or more usually male and unaccompanied voices that was popular in the 18th century.

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[Middle English gle, entertainment, from Old English glo; see ghel-² in Indo-European roots.]

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glee [gliː]

n

1. great merriment or delight, often caused by someone else's misfortune

2. (Music, other) a type of song originating in 18th-century England, sung by three or more unaccompanied voices Compare madrigal [1]

[Old English gléo; related to Old Norse glȳ]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	glee - great merriment                       gleefulness, hilarity, mirth, mirthfulness gaiety, merriment - a gay feeling
	2.	glee - malicious satisfaction               gloat, gloating satisfaction - the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation; "the chef tasted the sauce with great satisfaction"

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glee

noun delight, joy, triumph, exuberance, elation, exhilaration, mirth, hilarity, merriment, exultation, gladness, joyfulness, joyousness His victory was greeted with glee.
depression, misery, gloom, sadness, melancholy

Translations

glee [gliː]

A. N (= joy) → regocijo m, alegría f, júbilo m

B. CPD glee club N (Mus) → orfeón m, sociedad f coral

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glee [ˈgliː] n → joie f

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glee

n

→ Freude f; (malicious) → Schadenfreude f; he shouted with glee → er stieß einen Freudenschrei aus; he told the story with great glee → er erzählte die Geschichte mit großem Vergnügen; his victory was greeted with glee → sein Sieg löste Begeisterung aus; they were full of glee → sie waren (hell) begeistert; they were full of malicious glee → sie freuten sich hämisch or diebisch; they were rubbing their hands in glee (also fig) → sie rieben sich (dat) → schadenfroh die Hände; his defeat caused great glee among his enemies → seine Feinde freuten sich diebisch or hämisch über seine Niederlage

(Mus) → mehrstimmiges Lied

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glee [gliː] n with glee (gen) → con gioia; (laugh) → di gusto

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glee

n glee [gliː]

great delight The children shouted with glee when they saw their presents. blydskap, vrolikheid غِبْطَه، إبْتِهاج радост radost fryd die Fröhlichkeit αγαλλίαση, απόλαυση júbilo, alegría, regocijo rõõmuhõige شادمانی riemu joie שמחה आनन्द veselje, radost vidámság kegembiraan kæti, gleði gioia 歓喜 큰 기쁨 džiūgavimas, džiaugsmas līksmība keseronokan vreugde fryd, jubel radość júbilo în­cân­tare ликование radosť radost radost glädje, fröjd ความปิติยินดี neşe, sevinç 歡喜 веселощі خوشی niềm vui sướng 高兴

adj gleeful

bly, vrolik مُبْتَهِج، مُغْتَبِط радостен veselý, rozdováděný frydefuld fröhlich καταχαρούμενος jubiloso, alegre lustlikkus شادمان iloinen joyeux שמח उल्लास से भरा veseo örömteli gembira glaðvær gaio 大喜びの 기뻐 날뛰는 džiūgaujantis, džiaugsmingas līksms keseronokan blij jublende, frydefull wesoły jubiloso vesel ликующий veselý radosten radostan glad, munter ยินดี neşeli, sevinçli 極高興的 веселий شادمان vui sướng 极高兴的

adv gleefully

vrolik بِغِبْطَه، بِبَهْجَه радостно vesele, jásavě frydefuldt fröhlich χαρούμενα con júbilo, alegremente lustlikult با شادی iloisesti joyeusement בשמחה उल्लासतापूर्ण veselo vidáman dengan gembira glaðlega gaiamente 大喜びで 기뻐 날뛰며 džiaugsmingai līksmi dengan seronok blij jublende, frydefullt wesoło jubilosamente cu veselie ликующе veselo radostno radosno glatt, muntert อย่างยินดี neşeyle, sevinçle 高興地 весело خوشی خوشی vui sướng 高兴地