Definition
A strong feeling of joy or delight, sometimes with a playful or triumphant tone.
Etymology
From Old English *glēo* meaning “entertainment, music, joy,” often linked with singing and performance. Over time it narrowed to the emotional sense of happiness and delight. It still carries a hint of musical or playful excitement.
Kelly Says
‘Glee’ once meant not just joy, but joy expressed in music — happiness you can hear. That’s why a ‘glee club’ is a singing group: it’s literally a club for making shared joy out loud.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ደህና (dehna)
deh-nah
ARالعربية
فرحة (farha)
far-hah
BNবাংলা
আনন্দ (anondo)
an-on-doh
CACatalà
alegria
ah-leh-gree-ah
CSČeština
radost
rah-dost
DEDeutsch
Freude
froi-duh
ELΕλληνικά
Χαρά (Chara)
kha-rah
ESEspañol
alegría
ah-lay-gree-ah
FAفارسی
شادی (shadi)
shah-dee
GUGU
ખુશી (khushi)
khush-ee
HAHA
farin ciki
far-in chi-kee
HEעברית
שמחה (simcha)
sim-hah
HIहिन्दी
खुशी (khushi)
khush-ee
IDBahasa Indonesia
gembira
geh-mbira
JA日本語
喜び (yorokobi)
yo-ro-ko-bi
KKKK
қуаныш (quanysh)
quan-ysh
MRMR
आनंद (aanand)
aan-and
MSBahasa Melayu
gembira
geh-mbira
MYမြန်မာ
ကျေနပ်မှု (kyen-na-mhu)
chen-na-mhu
NLNederlands
vreugde
frayg-duh
PAPA
ਖੁਸ਼ੀ (khushi)
khush-ee
PLPolski
radość
rah-do-schch
PTPortuguês
alegria
ah-leh-gree-ah
RORomână
bucurie
boo-koo-ree-eh
RUРусский
радость (radost)
rah-do-st
SVSvenska
glädje
glay-duh
SWKiswahili
furaha
foo-rah-hah
TAதமிழ்
கிட்டத்தி (kittaatti)
kit-ta-at-ti
TEతెలుగు
ఆనందం (aanandam)
aan-an-dam
THไทย
ความยินดี (khawam-yin-dee)
khao-wam-yin-dee
TLTL
kaligayahan
kah-lee-gah-yah-han
TRTürkçe
sevinç
seh-vinch
UKУкраїнська
радість (radost)
rah-do-st
URاردو
خوشی (khushi)
khush-ee
VITiếng Việt
vui mừng
vwee-mưng
ZH中文
喜悦 (xǐyuè)
shee-yway
ZUZU
isikizi
ee-si-kee-zee