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 | ||