glad

1 of 3

adjective

ˈglad

gladder; gladdest

: experiencing pleasure, joy, or delight : made happy

: very willing

glad to do it

: made pleased, satisfied, or grateful

—often used with of

was glad of their help

: marked by, expressive of, or caused by happiness and joy

a glad shout

: causing happiness and joy : pleasant

glad tidings

: full of brightness and cheerfulness

a glad spring morning

archaic : having a cheerful or happy disposition by nature

gladly adverb

gladness noun

glad

2 of 3

verb

gladded; gladding

archaic

: gladden

glad

3 of 3

noun

: gladiolus sense 1

Example Sentences

Adjective We're glad you could come. I'll be glad to answer any questions you may have. The mail brought glad news from our friends in England. We've been through some sad times and some glad times. Verb it hath gladded my heart to see thy face again

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

The new king, meanwhile, glad-handed crowds outside Buckingham Palace on Friday.

Max Colchester, WSJ, 12 Sep. 2022 Most independent producer/financiers would be glad to have one hot title up for sale in Toronto.

Gregg Goldstein, Variety, 9 Sep. 2022 Barney would likely be glad to see Grammy nominee Lovato — who also did a handful of episodes in the early 2000s with fellow Disney Channel star Gomez — go on to receive GLAAD's Vanguard Award.

Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2022 Sheets was glad to have the opportunity to make an impact in front of many familiar faces.

Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2022 Mayfield’s good friend Wyatt Teller, the Browns Pro Bowl right guard, was also glad Mayfield got the nod.

Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland, 23 Aug. 2022 Instagram followers were more than glad to see the 67-year-old actor showcasing his musical talents.

Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2022 And for sheer glad-to-be-alive happiness, there was Mr. Sempé’s man in the dunes, alone at the beachfront at the end of a perfect September day, tipping his hat at the incoming Atlantic.

Robert D. Mcfadden, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Aug. 2022 Happy are people who grieve, because they will be made glad.

Kelsey Hurwitz, Woman's Day, 1 Aug. 2022

Noun

Flowering plants, including glads, aren’t treasured for their leaves.

oregonlive, 14 Mar. 2020 Wow, what a year for flowers: peonies, dahlias, glads, ligularias — and most others for that matter.

Jeff Lowenfels, Alaska Dispatch News, 4 Aug. 2017 See More

glad 1 of 2

adjective

as in pleased

experiencing pleasure, satisfaction, or delight the man was glad to see his old college buddies again, after so long an absence

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

pleased
delighted
thankful
satisfied
happy
thrilled
gratified
joyful
chuffed
tickled
joyous
hopeful
cheerful
blissful
ecstatic
smiling
merry
elated
laughing
cheery
gladsome
jolly
optimistic
rejoicing
gleeful
exhilarated
lighthearted
upbeat
jovial
enraptured
beaming
blithesome
sunny
mirthful
buoyant
jubilant
jocund
rapturous
euphoric
blithe
exultant
exuberant
entranced
intoxicated
beatific
rhapsodic
rapt
gay
rhapsodical
rosy
sanguine

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

sad
unhappy
displeased
dissatisfied
unsatisfied
sorry
depressed
joyless
aggrieved
blue
melancholy
disheartened
anguished
dejected
despondent
downcast
disconsolate
forlorn
unpleased
abject
brokenhearted
sorrowful
mournful
doleful
woeful
plaintive
downhearted
miserable
heartbroken
gray
black
dark
gloomy
grey
grieved
dispirited
dolorous
lachrymose
wretched
glum
desolate
woebegone
heartsick

as in willing

having a desire or inclination (as for a specified course of action) I am glad to do the work if it will help the cause

Synonyms & Similar Words

willing
ready
inclined
excited
prepared
minded
disposed
fain
game
amenable
obliging
eager
cooperative
prone
responsive
desirous
obedient
favorable
enthusiastic
swift
agreeable
receptive
compliant
prompt
accommodating
enthused
predisposed
quick
submissive

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

unwilling
reluctant
loath
disinclined
averse
reticent
loathe
unamenable
loth

as in cheerful

serving to lift one's spirits doctors brought glad tidings to the reporters awaiting news of the queen's condition

Synonyms & Similar Words

cheerful
cheering
bright
cheery
heartening
gladdening
gay
heartwarming
sparkling
gleaming
radiant

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

dark
gloomy
gray
discouraging
depressing
grey
bleak
dreary
dismal
cheerless
dull
disheartening
drab
black
colorless
desolate
lackluster
lusterless
dispiriting

as in thankful

feeling or expressing gratitude she was glad of the offer of a ride home

Synonyms & Similar Words

thankful
grateful
appreciative
thanking
delighted
obliged
pleased
appreciatory
indebted
tickled
contented
beholden
satisfied
gratified

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

ungrateful
unappreciative
thankless
inappreciative
rude
thoughtless
ungracious
inhospitable

glad

2 of 2

verb

archaic

as in to please

to give satisfaction to it hath gladded my heart to see thy face again

Synonyms & Similar Words

please
delight
pleasure
warm
rejoice
thrill
satisfy
feast
gladden
content
amuse
entertain
gratify
suit
appease
tickle
agree (with)
soothe
gas
comfort
excite
calm
placate
mollify
quench
pacify
satiate
sate
charm
captivate
humor
assuage
treat
galvanize
titillate
pamper
spoil
indulge
divert
mollycoddle
coddle
cater (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

get
bother
displease
annoy
bug
irk
aggravate
irritate
cross
upset
vex
anger
outrage
grate
put out
chafe
exasperate
infuriate
pique
ruffle
perturb
provoke
gall
rile
enrage
rouse
disturb
steam up
distress
inflame
madden
rankle
fret
incense
agitate
peeve
roil
offend
harass
harry
insult
pester
nettle
enflame
affront

单词	glad
释义	glad 1 of 3 adjective ˈglad gladder; gladdest 1 a : experiencing pleasure, joy, or delight : made happy b : very willing glad to do it c : made pleased, satisfied, or grateful —often used with of was glad of their help 2 a : marked by, expressive of, or caused by happiness and joy a glad shout b : causing happiness and joy : pleasant glad tidings 3 : full of brightness and cheerfulness a glad spring morning 4 archaic : having a cheerful or happy disposition by nature gladly adverb gladness noun glad 2 of 3 verb gladded; gladding archaic : gladden glad 3 of 3 noun : gladiolus sense 1 Synonyms Adjective blissful chuffed [British] delighted gratified happy joyful joyous pleased satisfied thankful tickled Verb agree (with) content delight feast gas [slang] gladden gratify please pleasure rejoice satisfy suit warm See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Adjective We're glad you could come. I'll be glad to answer any questions you may have. The mail brought glad news from our friends in England. We've been through some sad times and some glad times. Verb it hath gladded my heart to see thy face again Recent Examples on the Web Adjective The new king, meanwhile, glad-handed crowds outside Buckingham Palace on Friday. Max Colchester, WSJ, 12 Sep. 2022 Most independent producer/financiers would be glad to have one hot title up for sale in Toronto. Gregg Goldstein, Variety, 9 Sep. 2022 Barney would likely be glad to see Grammy nominee Lovato — who also did a handful of episodes in the early 2000s with fellow Disney Channel star Gomez — go on to receive GLAAD's Vanguard Award. Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2022 Sheets was glad to have the opportunity to make an impact in front of many familiar faces. Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2022 Mayfield’s good friend Wyatt Teller, the Browns Pro Bowl right guard, was also glad Mayfield got the nod. Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland, 23 Aug. 2022 Instagram followers were more than glad to see the 67-year-old actor showcasing his musical talents. Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2022 And for sheer glad-to-be-alive happiness, there was Mr. Sempé’s man in the dunes, alone at the beachfront at the end of a perfect September day, tipping his hat at the incoming Atlantic. Robert D. Mcfadden, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Aug. 2022 Happy are people who grieve, because they will be made glad. Kelsey Hurwitz, Woman's Day, 1 Aug. 2022 Noun Flowering plants, including glads, aren’t treasured for their leaves. oregonlive, 14 Mar. 2020 Wow, what a year for flowers: peonies, dahlias, glads, ligularias — and most others for that matter. Jeff Lowenfels, Alaska Dispatch News, 4 Aug. 2017 See More Word History Etymology Adjective and Verb Middle English, shining, glad, from Old English glæd; akin to Old High German glat shining, smooth, Latin glaber smooth, bald First Known Use Adjective before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4 Verb before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above Noun 1923, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing glad glad rags glad hand glad rags glad hand Kids Definition glad adjective ˈglad gladder; gladdest 1 : being happy and joyful She was glad to be home. 2 : bringing or causing joy glad news 3 : very willing I'd be glad to help. glad 1 of 2 adjective 1 as in pleased experiencing pleasure, satisfaction, or delight the man was glad to see his old college buddies again, after so long an absence Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance pleased delighted thankful satisfied happy thrilled gratified joyful chuffed tickled joyous hopeful cheerful blissful ecstatic smiling merry elated laughing cheery gladsome jolly optimistic rejoicing gleeful exhilarated lighthearted upbeat jovial enraptured beaming blithesome sunny mirthful buoyant jubilant jocund rapturous euphoric blithe exultant exuberant entranced intoxicated beatific rhapsodic rapt gay rhapsodical rosy sanguine Antonyms & Near Antonyms sad unhappy displeased dissatisfied unsatisfied sorry depressed joyless aggrieved blue melancholy disheartened anguished dejected despondent downcast disconsolate forlorn unpleased abject brokenhearted sorrowful mournful doleful woeful plaintive downhearted miserable heartbroken gray black dark gloomy grey grieved dispirited dolorous lachrymose wretched glum desolate woebegone heartsick See More 2 as in willing having a desire or inclination (as for a specified course of action) I am glad to do the work if it will help the cause Synonyms & Similar Words willing ready inclined excited prepared minded disposed fain game amenable obliging eager cooperative prone responsive desirous obedient favorable enthusiastic swift agreeable receptive compliant prompt accommodating enthused predisposed quick submissive Antonyms & Near Antonyms unwilling reluctant loath disinclined averse reticent loathe unamenable loth See More 3 as in cheerful serving to lift one's spirits doctors brought glad tidings to the reporters awaiting news of the queen's condition Synonyms & Similar Words cheerful cheering bright cheery heartening gladdening gay heartwarming sparkling gleaming radiant Antonyms & Near Antonyms dark gloomy gray discouraging depressing grey bleak dreary dismal cheerless dull disheartening drab black colorless desolate lackluster lusterless dispiriting See More 4 as in thankful feeling or expressing gratitude she was glad of the offer of a ride home Synonyms & Similar Words thankful grateful appreciative thanking delighted obliged pleased appreciatory indebted tickled contented beholden satisfied gratified Antonyms & Near Antonyms ungrateful unappreciative thankless inappreciative rude thoughtless ungracious inhospitable See More glad 2 of 2 verb archaic as in to please to give satisfaction to it hath gladded my heart to see thy face again Synonyms & Similar Words please delight pleasure warm rejoice thrill satisfy feast gladden content amuse entertain gratify suit appease tickle agree (with) soothe gas comfort excite calm placate mollify quench pacify satiate sate charm captivate humor assuage treat galvanize titillate pamper spoil indulge divert mollycoddle coddle cater (to) Antonyms & Near Antonyms get bother displease annoy bug irk aggravate irritate cross upset vex anger outrage grate put out chafe exasperate infuriate pique ruffle perturb provoke gall rile enrage rouse disturb steam up distress inflame madden rankle fret incense agitate peeve roil offend harass harry insult pester nettle enflame affront See More Phrases Containing glad glad rags glad rags
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glad

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noun

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