Dictionary Entry
glad
glad is a 4-letter English word with 9 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 6 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
4 letters · Scrabble 6 · Words With Friends 8 · 9 senses
Definitions
- 1superlative
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.
- 2superlative
Wearing a gay or bright appearance; expressing or exciting joy; producing gladness; exhilarating.
- 3transitive verb
To make glad; to cheer; to gladden; to exhilarate.
- 4intransitive verb
To be glad; to rejoice.
- 5noun
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
- 6adjective
cheerful and bright
"a beaming smile"
"a glad May morning"
Synonyms
- 7adjective
feeling happy appreciation
"glad of the fire's warmth"
- 8adjective
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
"glad you are here"
"glad that they succeeded"
- 9adjective
eagerly disposed to act or to be of service
"glad to help"
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