glad en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ɡlaːd/ (British, Southern, Standard) bad–lad split
- /ɡlæd/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɡlɛəd/ New York City, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Baltimore
- /ɡlad/ (Northern-England, Scotland, Wales)
- /ɡlad/ (British, Southern, Standard)
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- /ɡlɛd/ (New-Zealand)
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- /ɡlæːd/ (Australia)
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”). Cognate with Scots gled, glaid (“shining; bright; glad”), Saterland Frisian glääd (“smooth; sleek”), West Frisian glêd (“smooth”), Dutch glad (“smooth; sleek; slippery”), German glatt (“smooth; sleek; slippery”), Danish, Norwegian and Swedish glad (“glad; happy; cheerful”), Icelandic glaður (“glad; joyful; cheery”), Latin glaber (“smooth; hairless; bald”), Russian гла́дкий (gládkij, “smooth”). Doublet of glatt.
Meanings
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(predicative, usually) Pleased; happy; gratified.
Glad am I that your highness is so arm'd / To bear the tidings of calamity.
1595 December 9 (first known performance), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Richard the Second”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene 2]:A wise son maketh a glad father.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Proverbs 10:1:I am glad of you. And so I have been since our first encounter.
I'm very glad at this decision because we'd been on the ropes for a while.
Every day I feel glad about the life I am living.
I was glad of receiving the tent in time for the camping trip.
I am happy and glad at your success.
I'm always glad to be of service.
I'm glad the rain has finally stopped.
"I was dragged up at the workhouse school till I was twelve. Then I ran away and sold papers in the streets, and anything else that I could pick up a few coppers by—except steal. I never did that. I always made up my mind I'd be a big man some day, and—I'm glad I didn't steal."
1909 September 9, Archibald Marshall [pseudonym; Arthur Hammond Marshall], chapter II, in The Squire’s Daughter, London: Methuen & Co. […], →OCLC:
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(obsolete, predicative, usually) Having a bright or cheerful appearance; expressing or exciting joy; producing gladness.
Her conversation / More glad to me than to a miser money is.
a. 1587, Philippe Sidnei [i.e., Philip Sidney], “(please specify the folio)”, in [Fulke Greville; Matthew Gwinne; John Florio], editors, The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia [The New Arcadia], London: […] [John Windet] for William Ponsonbie, published 1590, →OCLC:Glad Eevening & glad morn crownd the fourth day.
1667, John Milton, “Book I”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gladder | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most glad | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more glad | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| gladdest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
heavy · downcast · cranky · sad · sorrowful · depressed · peevish
Deriveds
glad-handed · glad-hand · glad and sorry · glad hand · glad wrap · gladhearted · gladhand · glad-eye · unglad · engladden · glad-handing · Gladman · gladless · get glad in the same pants one got mad in · glad rags · overglad · gladly · gladful · gladsome · glad tidings · gladness · gladden · glad-hander · get glad in the same britches one got mad in
Translations (125)
my ဝမ်းသာ (happy, pleased, satisfied) · pt feliz (happy, pleased, satisfied) · de heilfroh (happy, pleased, satisfied) · cs šťastný (happy, pleased, satisfied) · yue 高興 /高兴 (happy, pleased, satisfied) · bg дово́лен (happy, pleased, satisfied) · be шчаслі́вы (happy, pleased, satisfied) · ltg prīceigs (happy, pleased, satisfied) · ruq bucuros (happy, pleased, satisfied) · pdt schaftich (happy, pleased, satisfied) · sk šťastný (happy, pleased, satisfied) · uk щасли́вий (happy, pleased, satisfied) · pl zadowolony (happy, pleased, satisfied) · bg щастли́в (happy, pleased, satisfied) · fo glað (happy, pleased, satisfied) · da glad (happy, pleased, satisfied) · it soddisfatto (happy, pleased, satisfied) · it lieto (happy, pleased, satisfied) · vi vui mừng (happy, pleased, satisfied) · sq gëzuar (happy, pleased, satisfied) · th ปราโมทย์ (happy, pleased, satisfied) · pl uradowany (happy, pleased, satisfied) · be задаво́лены (happy, pleased, satisfied) · lo ຍິນດີ (happy, pleased, satisfied) · it compiaciuto (happy, pleased, satisfied) · th โสมนัส (happy, pleased, satisfied) · la gāvīsus (happy, pleased, satisfied) · tt шат (happy, pleased, satisfied) · bg склонен (happy, pleased, satisfied) · th ปิติ (happy, pleased, satisfied) · th ปรีดา (happy, pleased, satisfied) · hu vidám (happy, pleased, satisfied) · ccc pya'kijnani (happy, pleased, satisfied) · eo ĝoja (happy, pleased, satisfied) · bg ра́достен (happy, pleased, satisfied) · ba шат (happy, pleased, satisfied) · wa binåjhe (happy, pleased, satisfied) · mk задоволен (happy, pleased, satisfied) · fr heureux (happy, pleased, satisfied) · ja 嬉しい (happy, pleased, satisfied) · th บันเทิง (happy, pleased, satisfied) · de freudig (happy, pleased, satisfied) · pl szczęśliwy (happy, pleased, satisfied) · hi ख़ुश (happy, pleased, satisfied) · la laetus (happy, pleased, satisfied) · nl blij (happy, pleased, satisfied) · ko 반갑다 (happy, pleased, satisfied) · vi vui (happy, pleased, satisfied) · hi प्रसन्न (happy, pleased, satisfied) · hi मुदित (happy, pleased, satisfied) · nl verheugd (happy, pleased, satisfied) · fo glaður (happy, pleased, satisfied) · ga áthasach (happy, pleased, satisfied) · mi uruhau (happy, pleased, satisfied) · th ชื่น (happy, pleased, satisfied) · es gustoso (happy, pleased, satisfied) · bg охотен (happy, pleased, satisfied) · ckb پێخۆشحاڵ (happy, pleased, satisfied) · ro bucuros (happy, pleased, satisfied) · ru дово́льный (happy, pleased, satisfied) · pt alegre (happy, pleased, satisfied) · th เปรม (happy, pleased, satisfied) · ru счастли́вый (happy, pleased, satisfied) · ro vesel (happy, pleased, satisfied) · es contento (happy, pleased, satisfied) · sh zȁdovōljan (happy, pleased, satisfied) · ca content (happy, pleased, satisfied) · uk ра́дісний (happy, pleased, satisfied) · cmn 高興 /高兴 (happy, pleased, satisfied) · uk ра́дий (happy, pleased, satisfied) · ca alegre (happy, pleased, satisfied) · sk rád (happy, pleased, satisfied) · th ดีใจ (happy, pleased, satisfied) · lt džiaugsmingas (happy, pleased, satisfied) · de fröhlich (happy, pleased, satisfied) · is glaður (happy, pleased, satisfied) · my ပျော် (happy, pleased, satisfied) · sl vesel (happy, pleased, satisfied) · vi vui lòng (happy, pleased, satisfied) · de froh (happy, pleased, satisfied) · hu örül (happy, pleased, satisfied) · ga áthasúil (happy, pleased, satisfied) · nl gevallig (happy, pleased, satisfied) · az şad (happy, pleased, satisfied) · it appagato (happy, pleased, satisfied) · pt grato (happy, pleased, satisfied) · th หฤหรรษ์ (happy, pleased, satisfied) · wyi barbornenin (happy, pleased, satisfied) · vo fredik (happy, pleased, satisfied) · sv glad (happy, pleased, satisfied) · pl usatysfakcjonowany (happy, pleased, satisfied) · nah paqui (happy, pleased, satisfied) · th ปลื้ม (happy, pleased, satisfied) · es qué bueno (happy, pleased, satisfied) · ia gaudiose (happy, pleased, satisfied) · ko 기쁘다 (happy, pleased, satisfied) · th กรุ้มกริ่ม (happy, pleased, satisfied) · sv belåten (happy, pleased, satisfied) · ru рад (happy, pleased, satisfied) · pl rad (happy, pleased, satisfied) · es chocho (happy, pleased, satisfied) · ru ра́достный (happy, pleased, satisfied) · th กระหยิ่ม (happy, pleased, satisfied) · cs radostný (happy, pleased, satisfied) · wa contin (happy, pleased, satisfied) · yi צופֿרידן (happy, pleased, satisfied) · lv priecīgs (happy, pleased, satisfied) · es alegre (happy, pleased, satisfied) · nah paquini (happy, pleased, satisfied) · fi onnellinen (happy, pleased, satisfied) · be ра́ды (happy, pleased, satisfied) · pt contente (happy, pleased, satisfied) · ar فَرِح (happy, pleased, satisfied) · cs rád (happy, pleased, satisfied) · hu boldog (happy, pleased, satisfied) · uk задово́лений (happy, pleased, satisfied) · sh за̏дово̄љан (happy, pleased, satisfied) · fr content (happy, pleased, satisfied) · tl natutuwa (happy, pleased, satisfied) · th ปริ่ม (happy, pleased, satisfied) · el χαρούμενος (happy, pleased, satisfied) · hi मगन (happy, pleased, satisfied) · de glücklich (happy, pleased, satisfied) · sv nöjd (happy, pleased, satisfied) · pdt froo (happy, pleased, satisfied)