| gladly | | |
| adv. | 1. fain, gladly, lief | in a willing manner.; "this was gladly agreed to"; "I would fain do it" |
| bliss | | |
| n. (state) | 1. bliss, blissfulness, cloud nine, seventh heaven, walking on air | a state of extreme happiness. |
| ~ ecstasy, rapture | a state of elated bliss. |
| ~ elation | an exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism; an absence of depression. |
| cheer | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. cheer | a cry or shout of approval. |
| ~ commendation, approval | a message expressing a favorable opinion.; "words of approval seldom passed his lips" |
| ~ banzai | a Japanese cheer of enthusiasm or triumph. |
| ~ bravo | a cry of approval as from an audience at the end of great performance. |
| ~ hooray, hurrah | a victory cheer.; "let's give the team a big hurrah" |
| ~ salvo | a sudden outburst of cheers.; "there was a salvo of approval" |
| n. (attribute) | 2. cheer, cheerfulness, sunniness, sunshine | the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom.; "flowers added a note of cheerfulness to the drab room" |
| ~ attribute | an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity. |
| ~ disposition, temperament | your usual mood.; "he has a happy disposition" |
| ~ good-humoredness, good-humouredness, good-naturedness, good-temperedness | a cheerful willingness to be obliging. |
| v. (emotion) | 3. cheer, embolden, hearten, recreate | give encouragement to. |
| ~ buck up, take heart | gain courage. |
| ~ encourage | inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to. |
| v. (communication) | 4. cheer | show approval or good wishes by shouting.; "everybody cheered the birthday boy" |
| ~ applaud | express approval of.; "I applaud your efforts" |
| ~ lighten, lighten up, buoy up | make more cheerful.; "the conversation lightened me up a bit" |
| v. (communication) | 5. cheer, cheer up, jolly along, jolly up | cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful.; "She tried to cheer up the disappointed child when he failed to win the spelling bee" |
| ~ chirk up, cheer up, cheer | become cheerful. |
| ~ amuse | make (somebody) laugh.; "The clown amused the children" |
| v. (communication) | 6. cheer, cheer up, chirk up | become cheerful. |
| ~ exuberate, exult, jubilate, rejoice, triumph | to express great joy.; "Who cannot exult in Spring?" |
| ~ buoy up, lighten up, lighten | become more cheerful.; "after a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit" |
| ~ joy, rejoice | feel happiness or joy. |
| v. (communication) | 7. barrack, cheer, exhort, inspire, pep up, root on, urge, urge on | spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts.; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers" |
| ~ cheerlead | act as a cheerleader in a sports event. |
| ~ encourage | inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to. |
| enjoyment | | |
| n. (feeling) | 1. enjoyment | the pleasure felt when having a good time. |
| ~ pleasure, pleasance | a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience.; "he was tingling with pleasure" |
| ~ joie de vivre | a keen enjoyment of living. |
| ~ gusto, relish, zest, zestfulness | vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment. |
| n. (act) | 2. delectation, enjoyment | act of receiving pleasure from something. |
| ~ activity | any specific behavior.; "they avoided all recreational activity" |
| n. (attribute) | 3. enjoyment, use | (law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property.; "we were given the use of his boat" |
| ~ legal right | a right based in law. |
| ~ fair use | the conditions under which you can use material that is copyrighted by someone else without paying royalties. |
| ~ fruition | enjoyment derived from use or possession. |
| ~ law, jurisprudence | the collection of rules imposed by authority.; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
| happiness | | |
| n. (state) | 1. felicity, happiness | state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy. |
| ~ emotional state, spirit | the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection).; "his emotional state depended on her opinion"; "he was in good spirits"; "his spirit rose" |
| ~ beatification, beatitude, blessedness | a state of supreme happiness. |
| ~ radiance | an attractive combination of good health and happiness.; "the radiance of her countenance" |
| n. (feeling) | 2. happiness | emotions experienced when in a state of well-being. |
| ~ feeling | the experiencing of affective and emotional states.; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual" |
| ~ bonheur | (French) happiness and good humor. |
| ~ gladfulness, gladness, gladsomeness | experiencing joy and pleasure. |
| ~ gaiety, merriment | a gay feeling. |
| ~ rejoicing | a feeling of great happiness. |
| ~ belonging | happiness felt in a secure relationship.; "with his classmates he felt a sense of belonging" |
| ~ blitheness, cheerfulness | a feeling of spontaneous good spirits.; "his cheerfulness made everyone feel better" |
| ~ contentment | happiness with one's situation in life. |
| joy | | |
| n. (feeling) | 1. joy, joyfulness, joyousness | the emotion of great happiness. |
| ~ emotion | any strong feeling. |
| ~ high spirits, lightness, elation | a feeling of joy and pride. |
| ~ exultation, jubilance, jubilancy, jubilation | a feeling of extreme joy. |
| ~ excitement, exhilaration | the feeling of lively and cheerful joy.; "he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed" |
| ~ exuberance | joyful enthusiasm. |
| n. (cognition) | 2. delight, joy, pleasure | something or someone that provides a source of happiness.; "a joy to behold"; "the pleasure of his company"; "the new car is a delight" |
| ~ positive stimulus | a stimulus with desirable consequences. |
| v. (emotion) | 3. joy, rejoice | feel happiness or joy. |
| ~ chirk up, cheer up, cheer | become cheerful. |
| ~ feel, experience | undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind.; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret" |
| ~ gladden | become glad or happy. |
| ~ be on cloud nine, exult, jump for joy, walk on air | feel extreme happiness or elation. |
| v. (emotion) | 4. gladden, joy | make glad or happy. |
| ~ gladden | become glad or happy. |
| ~ overjoy | cause to feel extremely joyful or happy.; "the economic growth overjoyed the German industry" |
| zest | | |
| n. (feeling) | 1. gusto, relish, zest, zestfulness | vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment. |
| ~ enjoyment | the pleasure felt when having a good time. |
| ~ enthusiasm | a feeling of excitement. |
| n. (attribute) | 2. nip, piquance, piquancy, piquantness, tang, tanginess, zest | a tart spicy quality. |
| ~ spicery, spiciness, spice | the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored. |
| v. (perception) | 3. spice, spice up, zest | add herbs or spices to. |
| ~ cookery, cooking, preparation | the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat.; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" |
| ~ flavor, flavour, season | lend flavor to.; "Season the chicken breast after roasting it" |
| ~ ginger | add ginger to in order to add flavor.; "ginger the soup" |
| ~ pepper | add pepper to.; "pepper the soup" |
| merry | | |
| adj. | 1. gay, jocund, jolly, jovial, merry, mirthful | full of or showing high-spirited merriment.; "when hearts were young and gay"; "a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company"; "the jolly crowd at the reunion"; "jolly old Saint Nick"; "a jovial old gentleman"; "have a merry Christmas"; "peals of merry laughter"; "a mirthful laugh" |
| ~ joyous | full of or characterized by joy.; "felt a joyous abandon"; "joyous laughter" |
| adj. | 2. festal, festive, gay, merry | offering fun and gaiety.; "a festive (or festal) occasion"; "gay and exciting night life"; "a merry evening" |
| ~ joyous | full of or characterized by joy.; "felt a joyous abandon"; "joyous laughter" |
| adj. | 3. alert, brisk, lively, merry, rattling, snappy, spanking, zippy | quick and energetic.; "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze" |
| ~ energetic | possessing or exerting or displaying energy.; "an energetic fund raiser for the college"; "an energetic group of hikers"; "it caused an energetic chemical reaction" |
| rejoice | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. exuberate, exult, jubilate, rejoice, triumph | to express great joy.; "Who cannot exult in Spring?" |
| ~ glory | rejoice proudly. |
| ~ chirk up, cheer up, cheer | become cheerful. |
| v. (emotion) | 2. rejoice, triumph, wallow | be ecstatic with joy. |
| ~ be on cloud nine, exult, jump for joy, walk on air | feel extreme happiness or elation. |
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