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glad

Letters that make glad

a, d, g, l are letters that make 'glad'

Words within glad

la, ad, AD, LA, lad, La are words within 'glad'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of glad

glads, glady, glade are words created by adding a letter to 'glad'

glad is a 4 letter word ending with d
glad is a 4 letter word starting with g

5 possible definitions for 'glad'

Glad as "feeling happy appreciation"

Under this definition, glad is an adjective and has the following properties:

Derivatives of glad

gladness, gladfulness, gladsomeness are derivatives of 'glad'.

Similar to glad

grateful, thankful are similar to 'glad'.

Example of glad used within this context

"glad of the fire's warmth"

Glad as "showing or causing joy and pleasure, especially made happy"

Under this definition, glad is an adjective and has the following properties:

Antonyms

sad has the opposite meaning of glad

Derivatives of glad

gladness, gladfulness, gladsomeness are derivatives of 'glad'.

Similar to glad

gladsome is similar to glad.

Example of glad used within this context

"glad you are here", "glad that they succeeded", "gave a glad shout", "a glad smile", "heard the glad news", "a glad occasion"

Glad as "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"

Under this definition, glad is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

gladiola, gladiolus, sword lily have the same meaning as 'glad'

glad as a type

'glad' can be a type of iridaceous plant.

glad as a member

'glad' can be a member of genus Gladiolus.

Glad as "eagerly disposed to act or to be of service"

Under this definition, glad is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

happy has the same meaning as glad

Similar to glad

willing is similar to glad.

Example of glad used within this context

"glad to help"

Glad as "cheerful and bright"

Under this definition, glad is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

beaming has the same meaning as glad

Derivatives of glad

gladness, gladfulness, gladsomeness are derivatives of 'glad'.

Similar to glad

cheerful is similar to glad.

Example of glad used within this context

"a beaming smile", "a glad May morning"