glad´ness

glad´ness
glad1 «glad», adjective, glad|der, glad|dest, verb, glad|ded, glad|ding.
–adj.
1. feeling joy, pleasure, or satisfaction; happy; pleased: »

She is glad to see us.

2. cheerful; merry: »

a troop of damsels glad (Tennyson).

 SYNONYM(S): joyful, joyous.
3. bringing joy; pleasant: »

The glad news made her happy.

4. bright; gay: »

The glad sunshine cheered us.

5. willing; ready: »

I will be glad to go if you need me.

–v.t.
Archaic. to make glad: »

The hour's gone by, When Albion's lessening shores could grieve or glad mine eye (Byron).

–v.i.
Obsolete. to become glad.
╂[Old English glæd bright, joyous]
–glad´ly, adverb.
–glad´ness, noun.
Synonym Study adjective. 1 Glad, happy mean feeling pleasure or joy. Glad, which is not ordinarily used before the noun when describing people (as distinct from their looks, etc.), particularly suggests feeling pleasure or delight: »

She was glad that everything was going so well.

Happy particularly suggests feeling deeply and fully contented and at peace: »

He will never be happy until he has paid all his debts.

glad2 «glad», noun.
Informal. a gladiolus.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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