Glad Definition
glăd
gladded, gladder, gladdest, gladding, glads
adjective
gladder, gladdest
Causing pleasure or joy; making happy.
Webster's New World
Appreciative.
Was glad to be home.
American Heritage
Feeling or characterized by pleasure or joy; happy; pleased.
Webster's New World
Very willing.
I'm glad to help.
Webster's New World
Bright or beautiful.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
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verb
glads
To gladden.
American Heritage
To gladden.
Webster's New World
To make glad; to cheer; to gladden; to exhilarate.
Wiktionary
noun
glads
A gladiolus.
American Heritage
Webster's New World
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Origin of Glad
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Middle English from Old English glæd ghel-2 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Old English glæd
From Wiktionary
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