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glee

1

[ glee ]

noun

  1. open delight or pleasure; exultant joy; exultation.

    Synonyms: , , , , ,

  2. an unaccompanied part song for three or more voices, popular especially in the 18th century.


glee

2

[ glee ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to squint or look with one eye.

noun

  1. a squint.
  2. an imperfect eye, especially one with a cast.

glee

/ ɡː /

noun

  1. great merriment or delight, often caused by someone else's misfortune
  2. a type of song originating in 18th-century England, sung by three or more unaccompanied voices Compare madrigal
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of glee1

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English ŧ; cognate with Old Norse ̄; akin to glow

Origin of glee2

1250–1300; Middle English glien, gleen; perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Old Norse to shine
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of glee1

Old English é; related to Old Norse ӯ
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Synonym Study

See mirth.
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Normani and Thorne nail the performance, spitting the tight, overlapping insults about Too Short’s height, girth and dental hygiene with malicious glee.

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Carlstrom has written a book that feels incredibly of the moment, twining together anger and glee, hope and despair, alienation and community.

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They’ll recall Simpson’s relentless attacks on the program and its beneficiaries beginning around 2010, which he pursued with noxious glee, crass insults and outright lies.

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It’s the sound of Vladimir Putin rubbing his hands with glee as America does his bidding in Europe.

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“Like, I really taught ‘First Time Ever I Saw Your Face’ to my junior high school girls’ glee club to get their attention.

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