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Freude — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • delight noun A feeling of great pleasure or joy.
  • glee noun Great delight or high-spirited joy.
  • joy noun A feeling of great happiness or delight.
  • lust noun A strong feeling of desire, especially sexual desire.
  • merriment noun Cheerful enjoyment; lively fun and laughter.
  • mirth noun Cheerful laughter and merriment.
  • pleasure noun A feeling of happiness, satisfaction, or enjoyment.
  • zest noun The outer, colourful peel of a citrus fruit, grated or peeled off for its flavour.

Senses

Freude is used for these senses in English:

  • delight Joy; pleasure.
  • glee (uncountable) Joy; happiness; great delight, especially from one's own good fortune or from another's misfortune.
  • glee (singing, countable) An unaccompanied part song for three or more solo voices, not necessarily merry.
  • joy A feeling of extreme happiness or cheerfulness, especially related to the acquisition or expectation of something good.
  • lust (archaic) A delightful cause of joy, pleasure.
  • merriment A state of enjoyable exuberance.
  • mirth That which causes merriment.
  • pleasure (countable) A person, thing or action that causes enjoyment.

delight — full definition

  1. noun A feeling of great pleasure or joy.
  2. verb To give someone great pleasure or joy.

Related German words