gleeful

glee·ful

 (glē′fəl)
adj.
Full of jubilant delight; joyful.

glee′ful·ly adv.
glee′ful·ness n.
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gleeful

(ˈɡliːfʊl)
adj
full of glee; merry
ˈgleefully adv
ˈgleefulness n
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glee•ful

(ˈgli fəl)

adj.
full of glee; merry; exultant.
[1580–90]
glee′ful•ly, adv.
glee′ful•ness, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.gleeful - full of high-spirited delight; "a joyful heart"
joyous - full of or characterized by joy; "felt a joyous abandon"; "joyous laughter"
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gleeful

adjective delighted, happy, pleased, cheerful, merry, triumphant, gratified, exuberant, jubilant, joyous, joyful, elated, overjoyed, chirpy (informal), exultant, cock-a-hoop, mirthful He took a gleeful delight in proving them all wrong.
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gleeful

adjective
Characterized by joyful exuberance:
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Translations
مُبْتَهِج، مُغْتَبِط
rozdováděnýveselý
frydefuld
fröhlich
joyeux
glaîvær
allegrogioiosogiulivo
frydefull
neşelisevinçli
极高兴的

gleeful

[ˈgliːfəl] ADJ [smile, laugh] → jubiloso, alegre; (= malicious) → malicioso
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gleeful

[ˈgliːfʊl] adjjubilant(e)
to take a gleeful delight in doing sth → prendre un malin plaisir à faire qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

gleeful

adjfröhlich, vergnügt; (maliciously) → hämisch, schadenfroh; they were all gleeful about his failuresie freuten sich alle diebisch über sein Versagen
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gleeful

[ˈgliːfʊl] adj (smile, laugh) → gioioso/a, allegro/a; (malicious) → malizioso/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

glee

(gliː) noun
great delight. The children shouted with glee when they saw their presents.
ˈgleeful adjective
ˈgleefully adverb
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