glee 1
/glee/ , n.
1. open delight or pleasure; exultant joy; exultation.
2. an unaccompanied part song for three or more voices, popular esp. in the 18th century.
[ bef. 900; ME; OE gleo; c. ON gly; akin to GLOW ]
Syn. 1. merriment, jollity, hilarity, mirth, joviality, gaiety. See mirth .
glee 2
/glee/ , Scot. and North Eng.
v.i.
1. to squint or look with one eye.
n.
2. a squint.
3. an imperfect eye, esp. one with a cast.
[ 1250-1300; ME glien, gleen; perh. glja to shine ]