n. Function: adjective
1 characterized by or expressing the mood of one who is pleased or delighted FF1C; she was glad to be on vacation FF1E;
Synonyms: happy, joyful, joyous, lighthearted
Related Words: delighted, gratified, pleased, rejoiced, tickled; blithe, exhilarated, jocund, jolly, jovial, merry; gleeful, hilarious, mirthful
Idioms: filled with ( or full of) delight
Contrasted Words: blue, dejected, depressed, downcast, melancholy; despondent, dispirited, heavyhearted, sadhearted, unhappy; forlorn, joyless, sorrowful, woeful
Antonyms: sad
2 full of brightness and cheerfulness FF1C; a glad spring morning FF1E;
Synonyms: bright, cheerful, cheery, radiant
Related Words: beaming, sparkling; beautiful; genial, pleasant
Contrasted Words: dark, dim, dull, gloomy, somber