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Meaning of "gleesome" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GLEESOME

gleesome  [ˈɡliːsʌm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GLEESOME

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

WHAT DOES GLEESOME MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of gleesome in the English dictionary

The definition of gleesome in the dictionary is full of glee.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GLEESOME


checksum
ˈtʃɛkˌsʌm
gigglesome
ˈɡɪɡəlsʌm
some
sʌm
sum
sʌm
zero-sum
ˈzɪərəʊˌsʌm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GLEESOME

glee
glee club
gleed
gleeful
gleefully
gleefulness
Gleek
gleemaiden
gleeman
gleemen
gleenie
gleet
gleety
gleg
glegly
glegness
glei
Gleichschaltung
gleisation

WORDS THAT END LIKE GLEESOME

adventuresome
awesome
blithesome
bunglesome
cuddlesome
dolesome
gamesome
gruesome
handsome
lithesome
lonesome
lovesome
meddlesome
mettlesome
nettlesome
threesome
tiresome
troublesome
unwholesome
venturesome
wholesome

Synonyms and antonyms of gleesome in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «gleesome» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GLEESOME

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

Translator English - Chinese

gleesome
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

gleesome
570 millions of speakers

English

gleesome
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

gleesome
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

gleesome
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

gleesome
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gleesome
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সানন্দ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

allégresse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gleesome
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gleesome
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

gleesome
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

gleesome
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gleesome
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chỉ sự vui vẻ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

gleesome
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गोंधळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gleesome
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gleesome
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gleesome
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

gleesome
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gleesome
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

gleesome
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verheugend
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gleesome
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gleesome
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gleesome

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GLEESOME»

The term «gleesome» is used very little and occupies the 179.268 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GLEESOME» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «gleesome» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «gleesome» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GLEESOME»

Discover the use of gleesome in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gleesome and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Lonz Powers: Or, The Regulators: A Romance of Kentucky
Sleep, bonnie boy ! you love to roam The sunny glades of these green woods, But soon you'll find another home Close by the ocean's rolling floods : Then sleep away, till merry day Sends forth my boy to gleesome play. - " Sleep, now, my boy  ...
James Weir, 1850
2
Poems
Let silver lute and golden lyre And gleesome voices swell the quire — A son is born to heir the sire. With merry shout and gladsome din Bow we the old year out — dance we the New Year in. Oh ! blithe young heir, be true, be sage, Renowned  ...
Dorothea Maria Ogilvy, 1873
3
Holstein-Friesian Herd-book, Containing a Record of All ...
Helm Princess Gleesome Walker, Nov. 29, 1919; »°F. M. Helm; Prince Juliana De Kol Walker 134184— Gleesome Gaiety Girl 105348. 666790. Old Colonial Sadie Vale Perfection, Apr. 6, 1921; ь "Amasa Glenn Woolson; Maple- mont King ...
Holstein-Friesian Association of America, Frederick Lowell Houghton, 1922
4
Longman's Magazine
Personally I see nothing comic in writing ' Arabites ' for ' Arabians,' or anything original in writing ' gleesome ' for ' gleeful.' Is not ' gleesome ' good English ? Mr. James Payn, in a poem on his dog, calls him A gleesome, fleasome, affectionate  ...
Charles James Longman, 1903
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Poems
I WOULD I were a gleesome child, To wander, wild and free, O'er bosky dell that erst beguiled My heart's young ecstasy. Ah! rosy hours, to memory dear, Methinks I hear among Those alder shades, distinct and clear, My childhood's early song ...
John Greet, 1864
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Longman's Magazine
Personally I see nothing comic in writing ' Arabites ' for ' Arabians,' or anything original in writing ' gleesome ' for ' gleeful.' Is not ' gleesome ' good English ? Mr. James Payn, in a poem on his dog, calls him A gleesome, fleasome, affectionate  ...
‎1903
7
Poems
Oh ! gleesome is my young Jenny, As the fawn upon the lea, Oh ! kind and dear is my Jenny ; None was e'er so dear to me. She has an eye that fools may fear ; It cannot sleep when they are near, And you may read their sentence there, ...
John Ackroyd, 1886
8
The Story of the Blue Planet
A fantastical adventure, beautifully told, unfolds in a deceptively simple tale. The Story of the Blue Planet will delight and challenge readers of all ages. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Andri Snaer Magnason, 2012
9
The Mystery of the Third Lucretia
8. The. Gleesome. Threesome. in. London. Except for that first Gallery Guy part, our adventure began on our fourth day in London. We were staying with our friend Robert, whom we met when he came to America to visit Uncle Geoff. He used to ...
Susan Runholt, 2009
10
British Books
Sik, — You ask in your current issue, ' not " gleesome " good English P ' Dr. Richardson says ('On the Study of Language ') that ' the invention of all ages has been upon the stretch to add such wings to their conversation as might enable it,  ...
‎1902

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GLEESOME»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gleesome is used in the context of the following news items.
1
True Detective season two, episode three recap – Maybe Tomorrow
All of the gleesome threesome principal investigators were given a little more body - I have taken to calling them Velcro, Bezza and The ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
MSN breathing down BBC's necks
However, the gleesome threesome at the Camp Nou have stepped it up a notch since then and now have 68 goals under their belt, just one ... «MARCA.com, Feb 15»
3
Benzema, the seamless sidekick
... 24 to Bale's 22. If you include this season, the gleesome threesome have hit the net more than 100 times since they started playing together. «MARCA.com, Sep 14»
4
Sochi 2014: Why is southern Scotland crazy for curling?
And binds the mire like a rock;. When to the loughs the curlers flock,. Wi' gleesome speed." Burns was born in Ayrshire but spent the last years ... «BBC News, Feb 14»
5
The Presidents of the United States of America launch new album …
Last October, the gleesome threesome known for such party-punk songs as “Naked and Famous,” “Lump,” “Peaches,” “Kitty” and “Dune Buggy” ... «The Seattle Times, Feb 14»
6
Rock City gets a mission statement from Sydney punks Bloods …
The gleesome threesome “do things our way. It's the Bloods mentality. You'll never see us trying to be sexy on the cover of a magazine wearing ... «NEWS.com.au, Feb 14»
7
A gleesome threesome
Xabi Alonso, Modric and Isco might make up Real's midfield in the upcoming game against Valladolid. It would be Ancelotti's 12th experiment ... «MARCA.com, Dec 13»
8
ABC Wonders if 'Polyamory' Trumps Traditional Marriage
He told the gleesome threesome, “If my wife saw my face light up when I looked at another woman, she'd be pissed.” ABC has tried pushing the ... «Big Hollywood, Dec 13»
9
Show and Tell: For Lady Antebellum, Three's a Crowded House
... three huge high-definition video screens and a divine light show that would make any Rock God jealous, the gleesome threesome can't help ... «Huffington Post, Feb 12»
10
Stairway to be built to view from Belfast's Cave Hill
“Come along and recreate the scene of 1854 described by J Doyle in which 'an adventurous youth or gleesome maiden may be seen climbing ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 09»

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