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Glee

Music; minstrelsy; entertainment.

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Gaiety 76% connected

Same as Gayety.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Merriment 76% connected

Gayety, with laughter; mirth; frolic.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Satisfaction 76% connected

The act of satisfying, or the state of being satisfied; gratification of desire; contentment in possession and enjoyment; repose of mind resulting fr…

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Gloat 74% connected

To look steadfastly; to gaze earnestly; -- usually in a bad sense, to gaze with malignant satisfaction, passionate desire, lust, or avarice.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Gloat 74% connected

To look steadfastly; to gaze earnestly; -- usually in a bad sense, to gaze with malignant satisfaction, passionate desire, lust, or avarice.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Triumph 74% connected

A magnificent and imposing ceremonial performed in honor of a general who had gained a decisive victory over a foreign enemy.

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Triumph 74% connected

A magnificent and imposing ceremonial performed in honor of a general who had gained a decisive victory over a foreign enemy.

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Gloat 92% connected

To look steadfastly; to gaze earnestly; -- usually in a bad sense, to gaze with malignant satisfaction, passionate desire, lust, or avarice.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Gloating 92% connected

of Gloat

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Hilarity 92% connected

Boisterous mirth; merriment; jollity.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Mirth 92% connected

Merriment; gayety accompanied with laughter; jollity.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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