Sadness
Antonyms of SADNESS
- hopefulness, intoxication, gladsomeness, exultation, gladness, advantage, rapturousness, content, joyousness, happiness, joy, lightheartedness, delight, benefit, optimism, joyfulness, jollity, cheer, exuberance, comfort, felicity, jubilation, humor, sunniness.
Examples of usage:
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She missed her nurse's cheerful voice, and looking up in her face found there a settled sadness instead of the usual ready smile. "A Pair of Clogs" by Amy Walton
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She glanced over at David's pale, grave face, set in its sadness, and a sharp pain went through her heart. "Marcia Schuyler" by Grace Livingston Hill Lutz
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The girl went away, not in anger or impatience, but in sadness. "The Crisis, Complete" by Winston Churchill Last Updated: March 6, 2009