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Definitions for Glad

[1] feeling joy or pleasure; delighted; pleased: glad about the good news; glad that you are here.
[2] accompanied by or causing joy or pleasure: a glad occasion; glad tidings.
[3] characterized by or showing cheerfulness, joy, or pleasure, as looks or utterances.
[4] very willing: I'll be glad to give him your message.
[5] Archaic . to make glad.
[6] gladiolus(def 1) .
[7] happy and pleased; contented
[8] causing happiness or contentment
[9] (postpositive foll by to ) very willing he was glad to help
[10] (postpositive foll by of ) happy or pleased to have glad of her help
[11] an archaic word for gladden
[12] informal short for gladiolus Also called (Austral): gladdie (ˈɡlædɪ )

Words related to Glad

overjoyed, contented, pleased, cheerful, willing, joyful, cheering, pleasing, sparkling, gay, rejoicing, animated, beaming, beautiful, blithesome, bright, cheery, felicitous, genial, gleeful

Words nearby Glad

glaciology, glacis, glacis plate, glackens, glacé, glad, glad eye, glad hand, glad rags, glad-hand, glad-hander

Origin of Glad

2First recorded in 1920–25; by shortening

Other words from Glad

glad·ly , adverb
glad·ness , noun

Word origin for Glad

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

Synonyms for Glad

cheerful, contented, joyful, overjoyed, pleased, willing, cheering, gay, pleasing, rejoicing, sparkling, animated, beaming, beautiful, blithesome, bright, can't complain, cheery, exhilarated, felicitous, floating on air, genial, gleeful, gratified, gratifying, hilarious, jocund, jovial, joyous, lighthearted, merry, mirthful, pleasant, pleased as punch, radiant, tickled, tickled pink, tickled to death, up