Thesaurus: glad

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1. superl. Pleased; joyous; happy; cheerful; gratified; -- opposed to sorry, sorrowful, or unhappy; -- said of persons, and often followed by of, at, that, or by the infinitive, and sometimes by with, introducing the cause or reason.
2. superl. Wearing a gay or bright appearance; expressing or exciting joy; producing gladness; exhilarating.
3. v. t. To make glad; to cheer; to gladden; to exhilarate.
4. v. i. To be glad; to rejoice.
5. adj. showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
6. adj. eagerly disposed to act or to be of service
7. adj. feeling happy appreciation
8. adj. cheerful and bright
9. n. any of numerous plants of the genus Gladiolus native chiefly to tropical and South Africa having sword-shaped leaves and one-sided spikes of brightly colored funnel-shaped flowers; widely cultivated
10. To make glad; to cheer; to gladden; to exhilarate. Chaucer.That which gladded all the warrior train. Dryden.Each drinks the juice that glads the heart of man. Pope.
11. j:100 a. showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy s. eagerly disposed to act or to be of service s. feeling happy appreciation