gladness
adjective
1.
feeling joy or pleasure; delighted; pleased: glad about the good news; glad that you are here.
2.
accompanied by or causing joy or pleasure: a glad occasion; glad tidings.
3.
characterized by or showing cheerfulness, joy, or pleasure, as looks or utterances.
4.
very willing: I'll be glad to give him your message.
verb (used with object)
5.
Archaic. to make glad.
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Origin:
before 900; Middle English; Old English glæd; cognate with Old Norse glathr bright, glad, Dutch glad, German glatt smooth; akin to Latin glaber smooth
before 900; Middle English; Old English glæd; cognate with Old Norse glathr bright, glad, Dutch glad, German glatt smooth; akin to Latin glaber smooth
Related forms
glad·ly, adverb
glad·ness, noun
Synonyms
1. elated, gratified, contented. 3. merry, joyous, joyful, cheerful, happy, cheery.
1. elated, gratified, contented. 3. merry, joyous, joyful, cheerful, happy, cheery.
Antonyms
1–3. sad.
1–3. sad.
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glad1 (ɡlæd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj (foll by to) (foll by of) , gladder, gladdest | |
| 1. | happy and pleased; contented |
| 2. | causing happiness or contentment |
| 3. | very willing: he was glad to help |
| 4. | happy or pleased to have: glad of her help |
| —vb , gladder, gladdest, glads, gladding, gladded | |
| 5. | an archaic word for gladden |
| [Old English glǣd; related to Old Norse glathr, Old High German glat smooth, shining, Latin glaber smooth, Lithuanian glodùs fitting closely] | |
| 'gladly1 | |
| —adv | |
| 'gladness1 | |
| —n | |
| glad1 (ɡlæd) | |
| —adj (foll by to) (foll by of) , gladder, gladdest | |
| 1. | happy and pleased; contented |
| 2. | causing happiness or contentment |
| 3. | very willing: he was glad to help |
| 4. | happy or pleased to have: glad of her help |
| —vb , gladder, gladdest, glads, gladding, gladded | |
| 5. | an archaic word for gladden |
| [Old English glǣd; related to Old Norse glathr, Old High German glat smooth, shining, Latin glaber smooth, Lithuanian glodùs fitting closely] | |
| 'gladly1 | |
| —adv | |
| 'gladness1 | |
| —n | |
| glad2 (ɡlæd) | |
| —n | |
| informal short for gladiolus Also called (Austral): gladdie | |
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Word Origin & History
glad
O.E. glæd "bright, shining, joyous," from P.Gmc. *glathaz (cf. O.N. glaðr "smooth, bright, glad," O.Fris. gled, Du. glad "slippery," Ger. glatt "smooth"), from PIE *ghledho- "bright, smooth" (cf. L. glaber "smooth, bald," O.C.S. gladuku, Lith. glodus "smooth"), from PIE base *ghlei- "to shine,
glitter, glow, be warm" (see gleam). The modern sense is much weaker. Gladden is O.E. gladian "be glad, make glad" + -en. Slang glad rags "one's best clothes" first recorded 1902. Glad hand "the hand of welcome" (often used cynically) is from 1895.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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