glad

¹

[ glad ]

adjective

, glad·der, glad·dest.

1. feeling joy or pleasure; delighted; pleased: glad that you are here.

   glad about the good news;

   glad that you are here.

   Synonyms: contented, elated

   Antonyms: sad

2. accompanied by or causing joy or pleasure: glad tidings.

   a glad occasion;

   glad tidings.

   Antonyms: sad

3. characterized by or showing cheerfulness, joy, or pleasure, as looks or utterances.

   Synonyms: cheery, happy, cheerful, joyful, joyous, merry

   Antonyms: sad

4. very willing:

   I'll be glad to give him your message.

verb (used with object)

, glad·ded, glad·ding.

1. Archaic. to make glad.

glad

²

[ glad ]

noun

1. gladiolus ( def 1 ).

glad

¹

/ ɡlæd /

noun

1. informal.
   short for gladiolus Also called (Austral)gladdieˈɡlædɪ

glad

²

/ ɡlæd /

adjective

1. happy and pleased; contented
2. causing happiness or contentment
3. postpositivefoll byto very willing

   he was glad to help

4. postpositivefoll byof happy or pleased to have

   glad of her help

verb

1. an archaic word for gladden

Derived Forms

• ˈgladly, adverb
• ˈgladness, noun

Other Words From

• glad·ly adverb
• glad·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of glad¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English glæd; cognate with Old Norse glathr “bright, glad,” Dutch glad, German glatt “smooth”; akin to Latin glaber “smooth”

Origin of glad²

First recorded in 1920–25; by shortening

Word History and Origins

Origin of glad¹

Old English glǣd; related to Old Norse glathr, Old High German glat smooth, shining, Latin glaber smooth, Lithuanian glodùs fitting closely

Idioms and Phrases

• give someone the once-over (glad eye)
• not suffer fools gladly

Example Sentences

“Bailey is literally like my little brother. When he first got to Nashville, he was like, ‘Man, I’m just so glad to meet you.’

From Los Angeles Times

“When Martha gets mad about an old magazine article and she says that she’s glad the journalist who wrote it is dead, that is brat,” the pop star said.

From Salon

"I'm so glad to win it. I've been playing well all week. It's been a long week but it's paid off," Littler told Sky Sports.

From BBC

"Martha gets mad about an old magazine article and she says that she's glad the journalist who wrote it is dead - that is brat," she said.

From BBC

I’m just glad it happened close to where I live, as all I wanted to do was get home.

From BBC

Related Words

• cheerful
• contented
• joyful
• overjoyed
• pleased
• willing