glee Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun great merriment
    mirth; gleefulness; mirthfulness; hilarity.
  2. noun malicious satisfaction
    gloating; gloat.

WordNet

Glee noun
Etymology
OE. gle, gleo, AS. gleów, gleó, akin to Icel. gl: cf. Gr. joke, jest.
Definitions
  1. Music; minstrelsy; entertainment. Obs. Chaucer.
  2. Joy; merriment; mirth; gayety; paricularly, the mirth enjoyed at a feast. Spenser.
  3. (Mus.) An unaccompanied part song for three or more solo voices. It is not necessarily gleesome.

Webster 1913