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Gladness vs Sadness - What's the difference?

gladness | sadness |

As nouns the difference between gladness and sadness

is that gladness is the state of being glad; joy while sadness is (uncountable) the state or emotion of being sad.

gladness

English

Noun

(-)
  • The state of being glad; joy.

    • sadness

    English

    (wikipedia sadness)

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The state or emotion of being sad.
  • (countable) An event in one's life that causes sadness.
    • She has experienced many sadnesses in her forty years.

    Synonyms

    * (state of being sad) forlornness, melancholy * (event causing sadness) misfortune, woe