First Known Use: before 12th century
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glee
noun \ˈglē\
: a strong feeling of happiness : great pleasure or satisfaction
Full Definition of GLEE
1
: exultant high-spirited joy : merriment
2
: a part-song for usually male voices
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Origin of GLEE
Middle English, from Old English glēo entertainment, music; akin to Old Norse glȳ joy, and perhaps to Greek chleuē joke
Related to GLEE
- Synonyms
- cheer, cheerfulness, cheeriness, festivity, gaiety (also gayety), gayness, mirth, gleefulness, hilarity, jocundity, joviality, merriment, merriness, mirthfulness
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Rhymes with GLEE
b, be, bee, c, cay, cee, Cree, d, dee, Dee, dree, e, fee, flea, flee, free, g, gee, ghee, gree, he, key, Key, knee, lea, lee, me, mi, p, pea, pee, plea, pree, quay, re, Rhee, scree, sea, see, she, si, ski, spree, sri, t, tea, tee, the, thee, three, ti, tree, twee, Twi, v, vee, we, wee, whee, ye, z, zee
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noun \ˈglē\
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