glad
1 (glăd)
[Middle English, from Old English glæd.]
adjective: glad·der, glad·dest.
- Experiencing or exhibiting joy and pleasure.
- Appreciative: was glad of the fire's warmth.
- Providing joy and pleasure: a glad occasion.
- Very willing; pleased: glad to help.
- Bright and cheerful: a glad May morning.
- Archaic Having a naturally cheerful disposition.
tr. & intr.v.: glad·ded, glad·ding, glads.
Archaic- To gladden.
derivatives
- glad́ly
- adverb
- glad́ness
- noun
synonyms:
glad1happy, cheerful, lighthearted, joyful, joyous These adjectives mean being in or showing good spirits. Glad often refers to the feeling that results from the gratification of a wish or from satisfaction with immediate circumstances: “Some folks rail against other folks, because other folks have what some folks would be glad of” (Henry Fielding) Happy applies to a pleasurable feeling of contentment: “Ask yourself whether you are happy, and you cease to be so” (John Stuart Mill) Cheerful suggests characteristic good spirits: a cheerful volunteer. Lighthearted stresses the absence of care: “He whistles as he goes, lighthearted wretch,/Cold and yet cheerful” (William Cowper) Joyful and joyous suggest lively, often exultant happiness: a joyful heart; joyous laughter.
glad
2 (glăd)
noun
Botany- A gladiolus.
