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English adjective: glad | |||
| 1. | glad showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy | ||
| Samples | Glad you are here. Glad that they succeeded. Gave a glad shout. A glad smile. Heard the glad news. A glad occasion. | ||
| Similar | gladsome | ||
| See also | cheerful | ||
| Antonyms | sad | ||
| 2. | glad eagerly disposed to act or to be of service | ||
| Samples | Glad to help. | ||
| Synonyms | happy | ||
| Similar | willing | ||
| Antonyms | unwilling | ||
| 3. | glad feeling happy appreciation | ||
| Samples | Glad of the fire's warmth. | ||
| Similar | grateful, thankful | ||
| Antonyms | thankless, ungrateful, unthankful | ||
| 4. | glad cheerful and bright | ||
| Samples | A beaming smile. A glad May morning. | ||
| Synonyms | beaming | ||
| Similar | cheerful | ||
| Antonyms | cheerless, depressing, uncheerful | ||
English noun: glad | |||
| 1. | glad (plant) any of numerous plants of the genus Gladiolus native chiefly to tropical and South Africa having sword-shaped leaves and one-sided spikes of brightly colored funnel-shaped flowers; widely cultivated | ||
| Synonyms | gladiola, gladiolus, sword lily | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | iridaceous plant | ||
| Member meronym | genus Gladiolus | ||
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