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Gladsome vs Heartening - What's the difference?

gladsome | heartening | Related terms |

As adjectives the difference between gladsome and heartening

is that gladsome is happy, joyous, or light-hearted while heartening is cheerfully encouraging.

As a verb heartening is

present participle of lang=en.

gladsome

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • happy, joyous, or light-hearted.
    • Many people are gladsome on their birthdays.

    heartening

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • cheerfully encouraging

    • Antonyms

    * disheartening