■ adjective ( ~der , ~dest )
1》 pleased; feeling pleasure.
↘causing happiness: ~ tidings.
2》 (often ~ of ) grateful.
■ verb ( ~s , ~ding , ~ded ) literary make happy; please.
Phrases
give someone the ~ eye informal, dated look flirtatiously at someone.
Derivatives
~ly adverb
~ness noun
~some adjective ( literary ).
Origin
OE glæd (orig. in the sense 'bright, shining'), of Gmc origin; related to L. glaber 'smooth, hairless'.