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Glee vs Joyfulness - What's the difference?

glee | joyfulness | Synonyms |

As nouns the difference between glee and joyfulness

is that glee is joy; merriment; mirth; gaiety; particularly, the mirth enjoyed at a feast while joyfulness is the state of being joyful.

glee

English

Noun

  • (uncountable) Joy; merriment; mirth; gaiety; particularly, the mirth enjoyed at a feast.
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    • , title= Travels and travails , passage=Even without hovering drones, a lurking assassin, a thumping score and a denouement, the real-life story of Edward Snowden, a rogue spy on the run, could be straight out of the cinema. But, as with Hollywood, the subplots and exotic locations may distract from the real message: America’s discomfort and its foes’ glee .}}
  • (uncountable) Music; minstrelsy; entertainment.
  • (music, countable) An unaccompanied part song for three or more solo voices, not necessarily merry.

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    joyfulness

    English

    Noun

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  • the state of being joyful