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“gladfulness, gladness” in Latin
laetitiajoy, gladness, happiness, pleasure, delighthilaritāscheerfulness, merriment, good humorhilarischeerful, lively, light-hearted, merry, jovialalacritāscheerfulness, liveliness, gaiety, animation; alacrity, eagerness, persistence, zeal, fervour, ardour; joy, rejoicing, ex
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
gladfulness, gladness
laetitia: hilaritas (cheerfulness): animus laetus or hilaris (a glad, cheerful mind): alacritas: animus alacer (especially the glad mind which one shows in anything). To cause or excite gladness, hilaritatem excitare.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for gladfulness, gladness?
- The usual Latin words for “gladfulness, gladness” are laetitia, hilaritās, hilaris; also alacritās. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.