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Villains are a lot of fun. My villains have a lot of tongue-in-cheek. They are sometimes conscious of and a little bit gleeful of their villainy.
John Rhys-Davies

Meaning of "gleeful" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GLEEFUL

gleeful  [ˈɡliːfʊl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GLEEFUL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Gleeful is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES GLEEFUL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of gleeful in the English dictionary

The definition of gleeful in the dictionary is full of glee; merry.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GLEEFUL


awful
ˈɔːfʊl
barful
ˈbɑːfʊl
beautiful
ˈbjuːtɪfʊl
careful
ˈkɛəfʊl
carful
ˈkɑːfʊl
colorful
ˈkʌləfʊl
dueful
ˈdjuːfʊl
full
fʊl
god-awful
ˌɡɒdˈɔːfʊl
grateful
ˈɡreɪtfʊl
helpful
ˈhɛlpfʊl
hopeful
ˈhəʊpfʊl
jarful
ˈdʒɑːfʊl
lawful
ˈlɔːfʊl
powerful
ˈpaʊəfʊl
rueful
ˈruːfʊl
successful
səkˈsɛsfʊl
unlawful
ʌnˈlɔːfʊl
useful
ˈjuːsfʊl
wonderful
ˈwʌndəfʊl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GLEEFUL

glebe
glebeless
glebous
gleby
gled
glede
gledge
glee
glee club
gleed
gleefully
gleefulness
Gleek
gleemaiden
gleeman
gleemen
gleenie
gleesome
gleet
gleety

WORDS THAT END LIKE GLEEFUL

disgraceful
distasteful
fateful
forceful
graceful
hateful
houseful
ireful
peaceful
purposeful
resourceful
revengeful
shameful
spiteful
suspenseful
tasteful
ungrateful
vengeful
wasteful
woeful

Synonyms and antonyms of gleeful in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «GLEEFUL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «gleeful» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of gleeful

Translation of «gleeful» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GLEEFUL

Find out the translation of gleeful to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of gleeful from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gleeful» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

高兴的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

alegre
570 millions of speakers

English

gleeful
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ज़िंदादिल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جذلان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ликующий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

alegre
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উল্লসিত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

joyeux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gembira
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

freudig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

> 喜んでいる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

신나 하는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gleeful
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vui cực điểm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உவகை மிக்க
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उज्ज्वल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

şen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gongolante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

radosny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

радісний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vesel
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

gleeful
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vrolike
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gleeful
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gleeful
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gleeful

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GLEEFUL»

The term «gleeful» is regularly used and occupies the 79.650 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GLEEFUL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gleeful

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QUOTES WITH «GLEEFUL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word gleeful.
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John Rhys-Davies
Villains are a lot of fun. My villains have a lot of tongue-in-cheek. They are sometimes conscious of and a little bit gleeful of their villainy.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GLEEFUL»

Discover the use of gleeful in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gleeful and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Gleeful!: A Totally Unofficial Guide to the Hit TV Series Glee
Caution: This book is unauthorized! It has not been prepared, approved, licensed, or endorsed by Fox or any other person or entity involved in the creation or production of the TV program Glee. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Amy Rickman, 2010
2
Gleeful Goats
Beautiful photography and animal facts precede a rhyming story with custom illustrations. Early readers will enjoy the bouncy story that flows throughout the book. This title closes with a list of interesting goat facts and a quick quiz.
Colleen Dolphin, 2010
3
American Hereford record and Hereford herd book
Lady Domino 501413 by Gleeful Domino. Lady Domino 607524 by Paragon 29th . Lady Domino 2d 591414 by Gleeful Domino. Lady Domino 3d 501415 by Gleeful Domino. Lady Domino 4th 501416 by Gleeful Domino. Lady JJomino 5th  ...
American Hereford Cattle Breeders' Association, Breeders' Live-Stock Association, 1917
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The American Hereford Record and Hereford Herd Book
7, 1917 GLEEFUL AMORITA Маг. 27, 1917 GLEEFUL BLANCHE April 27, 1917 GLEEFUL DONALD July 11, 1917 GLEEFUL ELOISE . . May 29, 1917 GLEEFUL LADY . . Mar. 20, 1917 GLEEFUL LASS Feb. 22, 1917 GLEEFUL LOCKET Mar.
American Hereford Cattle Breeders' Association, 1918
5
Mildew, mudpies, and miracles: gleeful glimpses into the ...
Wander with Bernadette through the whirl of her world, past the weeds in the garden, and the finicky kids eating popsicles, and put your life into perspective.
Bernadette McCarver Snyder, 1995
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The American Hereford Record and Hereford Herd Book
Modelator 830218 Gleeful Domino 449513 Princess Donald 534194 Gleeful Domino 449513 Bright Lillian 3d 513579 Gleeful Domino 449513 .. Lady Glib 2d 515327 Gleeful Domino 449513 Violador 374043 Gleeful (Domino 449513 .
American Hereford Cattle Breeders' Association, 1922
7
Punch
PUNCH'S DRAMATIC RECIPES. No. II.— How to writb a " Gleeful Plenitude." (At the Strand Theatre nightly a Gleeful Plenitude, entitled " Why Smith left Home." — See Advertisements.) •"Elevator,"' said Robert Louis Stevenson, in a footnote in ...
Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, 1899
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American Hereford Journal
$122338: Joseph McGaughey. Gleeful Minnie 785384 by Gleeful Dom— ino. June 3. 1918: R. L. Faulhaber. $250. Gleeful Goddess 729531 by Gleeful Domino, April 27. 1918; R. L. Faulhaber, $210. DOMINEER A son of Domino out of a Beau ...
‎1920
9
In the Search of Stevie Smith
Stevie. Smith. and. the. Gleeful. Macabre. JANICE THADDEUS Florence Margaret Smith, who retained her nickname Stevie throughout her adulthood and published under its androgynous rubric, reveled in incongruities. Her poetic speakers ...
Sanford Sternlicht, 1991
10
Alaya's Fables
The. Land. of. Gleeful. Laughter. Dedicated to all Moms and Dads for having hearts big enough to love, despite the naked powerlessness over the fate ofone's children. Dedicated to all parents and family who have had a child die. Dedicated to ...
Alaya Chadwick, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GLEEFUL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gleeful is used in the context of the following news items.
1
When the Revolution Was Televised: Live Aid Thirty Years Later
... in London — but whereas Woodstock was a gleeful veneration of the counterculture, Live Aid sought to occupy the mainstream psyche with a ... «TIME, Jul 15»
2
Listening to Donald Trump swear and talk politics on his private plane
As shadowy images of Hispanic immigrants and criminal mug shots were interspersed with his remarks, Trump, 69, turned gleeful. "The only ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
3
The War Over CopBlock
With nearly 1.5 million Facebook fans, CopBlock is relentless and gleeful in its posts of alleged cases of police misconduct and abuse of power. «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
4
Andrea Bargnani reportedly spurns the Kings, signs with Brooklyn
... (or Denver's, if the Knicks unexpectedly pass the Nuggets in the standings) and two second round picks to a gleeful Toronto Raptors club that ... «Yahoo Sports, Jul 15»
5
On the verge of a breakthrough nuclear deal with Iran
Some of the anticipation was more wary than gleeful. In Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized what he called a “parade of ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
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LETTER: The lawn beckons, but does the mower?
Not only was I gleeful about my ingenious leaf-raking maneuver, I was just as excited about the concept of using my mower as a snow blower ... «Daily Record, Jul 15»
7
Grunge Nation: Big Music Fest finds its '90s rock groove
... Bettencourt formed a band with Jane's Addiction frontman Perry Farrell — were bashing out their metal funk hybrid with gleeful abandon. «Waterloo Record, Jul 15»
8
Five reasons Barcelona's Vida is a brilliant new festival
So, they play 'Bamboo' again, call for a gleeful stage invasion (it really isn't that big a stage), and once they're done they chat and pose with ... «Drowned In Sound, Jul 15»
9
Aisle View: Penn & Teller, Back in Town
... the nature of reality through the poetic and ironic presentation of theatrical illusion." And so it is, although he omits the word "gleeful." ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
10
Australia must look to Ashes past
Little did they know, the great Ian Botham's gleeful predictions of a 5-0 whitewash would come true. Things were looking dandy for the tourists ... «The Roar, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Gleeful [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/gleeful>. Apr 2024 ».
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