glad
glad Lexical Profile
glad Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Feeling pleasure, joy, or satisfaction, often in response to a specific event or piece of news.
"She was glad to hear that her brother had arrived home safely."
Very willing and eager to do something.
"I would be glad to review your manuscript before you submit it to the publisher."
Causing or expressing joy and happiness.
"The messenger arrived bearing glad tidings of the treaty."
• noun
An informal shortening of gladiolus, a perennial plant of the iris family (Iridaceae) cultivated for its tall spikes of colorful, funnel-shaped flowers and sword-shaped leaves.
"She arranged a bundle of bright pink glads in a tall ceramic vase on the dining table."
• verb
To make glad or joyful (now archaic or literary, having been largely superseded by 'gladden').
"The return of spring warmth gladded the hearts of the weary villagers."
Word Nuance & Usage
When describing a person's emotional state, 'glad' is used almost exclusively as a predicate adjective (e.g., 'She is glad to help') rather than directly before a noun; prenominal use is largely restricted to fixed or literary expressions such as 'glad tidings' or 'glad rags'.
• Rhymes for glad
Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English 'glæd', originally meaning 'bright, shining, gleaming' as well as 'joyous, cheerful', from Proto-Germanic '*gladaz' (smooth, bright), which is ultimately related to the Latin 'glaber' (smooth, bald).