glad | Lernwerd

Forms

Adjective
A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Comparative: gladder
Superlative: gladdest

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural: glads

Definitions

Adjective
A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

1.Pleased; happy; gratified.
- A wise son maketh a glad father.
- I'm always glad to be of service.
- I am happy and glad at your success.

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1.A gladiolus (plant).(informal)
- Glads are widely grown as cut flowers both in the United States and abroad.

Frequency

Overall

Common· #1581

By learning goal

Everyday conversation: Common
General reading & writing: Common
Academic: Rare
Literature: Uncommon

Related words

Antonyms

sad

Synonyms

happy

Etymology

From Middle English glad, gled, from Old English glæd (“shining; bright; cheerful; glad”), from Proto-Germanic *gladaz (“shiny; gleaming; radiant; happy; glossy; smooth; flat”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰladʰ-, from *ǵʰelh₂- (“to shine”).

AdjectiveAdjective×A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

NounNoun×A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

AdjectiveAdjective×A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

NounNoun×A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

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Antonyms

Synonyms

Adjective
A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Adjective
A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.