glee
1[ glee ]
noun
open delight or pleasure; exultant joy; exultation.
an unaccompanied part song for three or more voices, popular especially in the 18th century.
Origin of glee
1First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English glēo; cognate with Old Norse glȳ; akin to glow
synonym study For glee
1. See mirth.
Other words for glee
Other definitions for glee (2 of 2)
glee2
[ glee ]
verb (used without object)
to squint or look with one eye.
noun
a squint.
an imperfect eye, especially one with a cast.
Origin of glee
21250–1300; Middle English glien, gleen; perhaps <Scandinavian; compare Old Norse gljā to shine
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British Dictionary definitions for glee
glee
/ (ɡliː) /
noun
great merriment or delight, often caused by someone else's misfortune
a type of song originating in 18th-century England, sung by three or more unaccompanied voices: Compare madrigal (def. 1)
Origin of glee
1Old English gléo; related to Old Norse glӯ
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