glad
/ɡlæd/
adjectivenoun
Pleased; happy; gratified.
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Adjective 1 meaning
Pleased; happy; gratified.
“I'm glad the rain has finally stopped.”
Noun 1 meaning
A gladiolus (plant).
Where it comes from
Etymology
From Middle English glad, gled, from Old English glæd (“shining; bright; cheerful; glad”), from Proto-Germanic *gladaz (“shiny; gleaming; radiant; happy; glossy; smooth; flat”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰladʰ-, from *ǵʰelh₂- (“to shine”).
Similar and opposite words
GLAD at a glance
GLAD has 4 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (G 2 + L 1 + A 1 + D 2) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,302 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with glad
All rhymes- SALAD6
- CLAD7
- BALLAD9
- IRONCLAD11
- BLAD7
- UNCLAD9
- SKYCLAD17
- CEPHALAD16
- SALLAD7
- UNGLAD8
- BEGLAD10
- OVERCLAD14
One letter away
- GRAD6
- CLAD7
- GLAM7
- GOAD6
- BLAD7
- GLED6
- GLID6
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