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- Dictionaryglee/ɡliː/
noun
- 1. great delight, especially from one's own good fortune or another's misfortune: "his face lit up with impish glee"
- 2. a song for men's voices in three or more parts, usually unaccompanied, of a type popular especially c. 1750–1830.
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The meaning of GLEE is exultant high-spirited joy : merriment. How to use glee in a sentence.
Glee is a noun that means happiness, excitement, or pleasure. Learn how to use it in different contexts, see synonyms, and compare it with related words like joy and mirth.
Glee is a noun that means happiness, excitement, or pleasure. Learn how to use it in different contexts, see synonyms and related words, and explore examples from various sources.
Learn the meaning of glee as a noun and a verb, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Glee can mean open delight or pleasure, or a squint or an imperfect eye.
Glee is a feeling of happiness and excitement, often caused by someone else's misfortune. It can also be a type of song or a verb meaning to squint or look with one eye.
Learn the meaning of glee, a word that describes extreme happiness or delight. Find out the origin, usage and examples of glee, and its synonyms and antonyms.
a feeling of happiness, usually because something good has happened to you, or something bad has happened to somebody else synonym delight. He rubbed his hands in glee as he thought of all the money he would make. glee at something She couldn't disguise her glee at their embarrassment. Topics Feelings c2. Word Origin. Definitions on the go.
Glee is a noun that means a feeling of great happiness, usually because of your good luck or someone else's bad luck. Learn how to use glee in a sentence and see translations in different languages.
Learn the meaning of glee, a feeling of happiness, usually because something good or bad has happened to someone else. See examples, synonyms, pronunciation and usage notes.
From Middle English gle, from Old English glēo, glīġ, glēow, glīw (“glee, pleasure, mirth, play, sport; music; mockery”), from Proto-Germanic *glīwą (“joy, mirth”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰlew- (“to joke, make fun, enjoy”).
