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GLAD
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Irregular inflected forms: gladder , gladdest
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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:
glad; gladiola; gladiolus; sword lily
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("glad" is a kind of...):
iridaceous plant (any bulbous plant of the family Iridaceae)
Holonyms ("glad" is a member of...):
genus Gladiolus (gladiolas)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cheerful and bright
Example:
a glad May morning
Synonyms:
beaming; glad
Classified under:
Similar:
cheerful (being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits)
Derivation:
gladness (experiencing joy and pleasure)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Feeling happy appreciation
Example:
glad of the fire's warmth
Classified under:
Similar:
grateful; thankful (feeling or showing gratitude)
Derivation:
gladness (experiencing joy and pleasure)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
Example:
a glad occasion
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
gladsome (experiencing or expressing gladness or joy)
Also:
cheerful (being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits)
Antonym:
sad (experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness)
Derivation:
gladness (experiencing joy and pleasure)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Eagerly disposed to act or to be of service
Example:
glad to help
Synonyms:
glad; happy
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
willing (disposed or inclined toward)
Context examples:
I was only too glad to get out of such a house.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
But indeed, Utterson, I am very glad to see you; this is really a great pleasure; I would ask you and Mr. Enfield up, but the place is really not fit.
(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
If this is your present temper, my friend, you will perhaps be glad to see a letter that has been lying here some days for you; it is from your cousin, I believe.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
You will be glad to know that I have quite given up walking in my sleep.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
I am glad to hear your Majesty say so.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
She had grown so fond of the big Lion she was glad he had been rescued.
(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)
Mars will be glad to see his friends—Saturn, Pluto, and Jupiter—all in your third house of communication, and they’re ready to welcome Mars to the team.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
“I am glad you are as small a bit as you are,” I said.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
"I'm glad it's over with," he said. "You've treated me like a Christian, an' I'm thankin' you hearty for your kindness."
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
I am glad to know that my mother cried too, and that I felt her heart beat against mine.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
