glee

//ɡliː//
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Noun

gleeSingular
gleesPlural
1

Great delight or joy, especially from one's own good fortune or another's misfortune.

The children shouted with glee when they saw the presents.

2

A type of unaccompanied part-song for three or more voices, popular in 18th-century England.

The choir performed a traditional English glee from the 18th century.