glad

Meaning

Adj

1. (predicative, usually) Pleased; happy; gratified.
2. (obsolete, predicative, usually) Having a bright or cheerful appearance; expressing or exciting joy; producing gladness.

Verb

To make glad.

Noun

A gladiolus (plant).

Synonyms

happy

😀

joyful

pleased

delighted

cheerful

rejoice

merry

joyous

content

delight

enjoy

pleasant

satisfied

😆

gay

jolly

festive

mirthful

overjoyed

elated

sword lily

contented

jovial

gladiolus

lively

beaming

cheery

joy

😂

jubilant

gladiola

happiness

chuffed

pleasure

proud

be glad

please

rejoiced

revel

showing

well

willing

willingly

rejoice in

good

👍

pollyannaish

active

affable

bound

bright

buoyant

cheerfulness

Translations

froh

alegre

contento

feliz

😀

content

blij

😀

contento

😆

contente

😀

heureux

😀

joyeux

feliz

😀

fröhlich

felice

😀

glücklich

😀

verheugd

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡlæd/

Etymology

Cognate with Scots: gled

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: glääd

Cognate with Western Frisian: glêd

Cognate with Dutch: glad

Cognate with German: glatt

Cognate with Danish: -

Cognate with Norwegian: -

Cognate with Swedish: glad

Cognate with Icelandic: glaður

Cognate with Latin: glaber

Cognate with Russian: гла́дкий

In summary

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”).
Cognate with Scots gled, glaid (“shining; bright; glad”), Saterland Frisian glääd (“smooth; sleek”), West Frisian glêd (“smooth”), Dutch glad (“smooth; sleek; slippery”), German glatt (“smooth; sleek; slippery”), Danish, Norwegian and Swedish glad (“glad; happy; cheerful”), Icelandic glaður (“glad; joyful; cheery”), Latin glaber (“smooth; hairless; bald”), Russian гла́дкий (gládkij, “smooth”). Doublet of glatt.

Sentences

Still , I'm glad we won .