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

“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; show more antonyms...

“glad of the fire's warmth”

“glad to help”

“a glad May morning”