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glad

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: glad

1
 adj
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
2
 n
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
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: glad
1

adj showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy

“glad you are here”
“glad that they succeeded”
“gave a glad shout”
“a glad smile”
“heard the glad news”
“a glad occasion”
Synonyms
cheerful
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
gladsome
experiencing or expressing gladness or joy
Antonyms:
sad
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
bittersweet
tinged with sadness
doleful, mournful
filled with or evoking sadness
heavyhearted
depressed
melancholic, melancholy
characterized by or causing or expressing sadness
pensive, wistful
showing pensive sadness
tragic, tragical
very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction
tragicomic, tragicomical
manifesting both tragic and comic aspects
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adj feeling happy appreciation

“glad of the fire's warmth”
Synonyms
grateful, thankful
feeling or showing gratitude

adj eagerly disposed to act or to be of service

“glad to help”
Synonyms:
happy
willing
disposed or inclined toward

adj cheerful and bright

“a glad May morning”
Synonyms:
beaming
cheerful
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
2

n 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
Type of:
iridaceous plant
any bulbous plant of the family Iridaceae
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