Happiness, cheerfulness

1. Act of receiving pleasure from something; SYN. delectation.
2. The pleasure felt when having a good time.

ETYM Perh. of Celtic origin; cf. Irish and Gael. fonn pleasure.
1. Activities that are enjoyable or amusing; SYN. merriment, playfulness.
2. Verbal wit (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously); SYN. play, sport.
3. Violent and excited activity; (colloquial).

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ETYM AS. glaednes.
Experiencing joy and pleasure; SYN. gladfulness, gladsomeness.

ETYM Old Eng. gle, gleo, AS. gleów, gleó, akin to Icel. gly: cf. Greek chleyn joke, jest.
Joy; merriment; mirth; gaiety.

ETYM Latin gratificatio: cf. French gratification.
1. State of being gratified; great satisfaction; SYN. satisfaction.
2. The act or an instance of gratifying or satisfying.

ETYM Old Eng. joye, Old Fren. joye, joie, goie, French joie, Latin gaudia, pl. of gaudium joy, from gaudere to rejoice, to be glad. Related to Gaud, Jewel.
1. Something or someone that provides pleasure; a source of happiness; SYN. delight, pleasure.
2. The emotion of great happiness; SYN. joyousness, joyfulness.

Cheerfulness, joyfulness, mirthfulness, gaiety, gladness

ETYM French plaisir, originally an infinitive. Related to Please.
1. A fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience; SYN. pleasance.
2. An activity that affords enjoyment.
3. Sexual gratification.