GLAD


Meaning of GLAD in English

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

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