glad
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- pronunciation:
- glaed
- features:
- Word History, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
gladder, gladdest |
| definition 1: |
When you are glad, you are happy because something good happened or is going to happen.
Philip was very glad to see his mom come home from the hospital today.We had fun at our grandma's house, but now we're glad to be home.My brother got sick on our vacation. I'm glad I didn't get sick too.
- synonyms:
- delighted, happy, pleased
- antonyms:
- sad, sick, sorry
- similar words:
- cheerful, thrilled, tickled
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| definition 2: |
When you are glad to do something, it means that you are OK to do it. You don't mind at all.
We were glad to help our neighbor paint her house because she's always so nice to us.- synonyms:
- ready, willing
- antonyms:
- reluctant
- similar words:
- disposed, eager, game, happy, pleased
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| derivations: |
gladly (adv.), gladness (n.) |
Glad comes from an Old English word that means "shining" or "bright."