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glee
(glē)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 1700s.
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glee
(ɡliː)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 glӯ]
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glee
(gli)n.
1. exultant joy.
2. an unaccompanied part song for three or more voices.
[before 900; Middle English; Old English glēo; c. Old Norse glȳ; akin to glow]
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Noun 1. [画像:glee - great merriment]glee - great merriment
2. [画像:glee - malicious satisfaction]glee - malicious satisfaction
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
depression, misery, gloom, sadness, melancholy
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glee
nounA state of joyful exuberance:
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Translations
غِبْطَه، إبْتِهاج
radost
fryd
iloriemu
kæti, gleîi
džiaugsmingai
līksmība
glee
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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) noun great delight. The children shouted with glee when they saw their presents. blydskap, vrolikheid غِبْطَه، إبْتِهاج радост júbilo radost die Fröhlichkeit fryd 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 خوشالى، يو دول بدله چې په دروغاړوويله كيږى júbilo încântare ликование radosť radost radost glädje, fröjd ความปิติยินดี neşe, sevinç 歡喜 веселощі خوشی niềm vui sướng 高兴
ˈgleeful adjective bly, vrolik مُبْتَهِج، مُغْتَبِط радостен jubiloso veselý, rozdováděný fröhlich frydefuld καταχαρούμενος jubiloso, alegre lustlikkus شادمان riemukas joyeux שמח उल्लास से भरा veseo örömteli gembira glaðvær gaio 大喜びの 기뻐 날뛰는 džiūgaujantis, džiaugsmingas līksms keseronokan blij jublende, frydefull wesoły خوشاله jubiloso vesel ликующий veselý radosten radostan glad, munter ยินดี neşeli, sevinçli 歡喜的 веселий شادمان vui sướng 极高兴的
ˈgleefully adverb vrolik بِغِبْطَه، بِبَهْجَه радостно jubilosamente vesele, jásavě fröhlich frydefuldt χαρούμενα con júbilo, alegremente lustlikult با شادی riemukkaasti joyeusement בשמחה उल्लासतापूर्ण veselo vidáman dengan gembira glaðlega gaiamente 大喜びで 매우 기쁘게 džiaugsmingai līksmi dengan seronok blij jublende, frydefullt wesoło په خوشحالی کی jubilosamente cu veselie ликующе veselo radostno radosno glatt, muntert อย่างยินดี neşeyle, sevinçle 歡喜地 весело خوشی خوشی vui sướng 高兴地
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