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The Meaning of glad

  • (superl.) Pleased; joyous; happy; cheerful; gratified; -- opposed to sorry, sorrowful, or unhappy; -- said of persons, and often followed by of, at, that, or by the infinitive, and sometimes by with, introducing the cause or reason.
  • (superl.) Wearing a gay or bright appearance; expressing or exciting joy; producing gladness; exhilarating.
  • (v. t.) To make glad; to cheer; to gladden; to exhilarate.
  • (v. i.) To be glad; to rejoice.

Synonyms

gladiolus , gladiola , sword lily , happy , beaming

Antonyms

sad

Rhymes

ad , add , arvad , ayyad , bad , brad , cad , chad , chadd , ciudad , clad , comrade , dad , doodad , dyad , fad , flad , forbad , gad , gadd , galahad , grad , grandad , had , hadd , halmstad , hlad , hyderabad , ironclad , kaliningrad , keypad , khad , lad , ladd , leningrad , mad , madd , mirad , mossad , nad , nomad , olympiad , pad , plaid , rad , radde , riyad , riyadh , sad , scad , schad , shabad , shad , shadd , sinbad , sociedad , soledad , stalingrad , tad , tadd , thad , triad , trinidad , undergrad , vlad , volgograd