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gladdest

 

 
  Overview  of  adj  glad 
 
  The  adj  glad  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (11)  glad  --  (showing  or  causing  joy  and  pleasure;  especially  made  happy;  "glad  you  are  here";  "glad  that  they  succeeded";  "gave  a  glad  shout";  "a  glad  smile";  "heard  the  glad  news";  "a  glad  occasion") 
  2.  (1)  glad,  lief  --  ((`lief'  is  archaic)  very  willing;  "was  lief  to  go";  "glad  to  help") 
  3.  (1)  glad  --  (feeling  happy  appreciation;  "glad  of  the  fire's  warmth") 
  4.  beaming,  glad  --  (cheerful  and  bright;  "a  beaming  smile";  "a  glad  May  morning") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  glad 
 
  4  senses  of  glad 
 
  Sense  1 
  glad  (vs.  sad) 
 
  sad  (vs.  glad) 
  =>  bittersweet 
  =>  depressing,  depressive,  gloomy,  saddening 
  =>  doleful,  mournful 
  =>  heavyhearted 
  =>  melancholy,  melancholic 
  =>  pensive,  wistful 
  =>  tragic,  tragical 
  =>  tragicomic,  tragicomical 
  =>  wistful,  yearning 
 
  Sense  2 
  glad,  lief(prenominal) 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  willing)  ->  unwilling 
 
  Sense  3 
  glad 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  grateful)  ->  ungrateful,  thankless,  unthankful 
 
  Sense  4 
  beaming,  glad 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  cheerful)  ->  cheerless,  uncheerful 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  glad 
 
  4  senses  of  glad 
 
  Sense  1 
  glad  (vs.  sad) 
  =>  gladsome 
  =>  happy,  pleased 
  =>  cheerful  (vs.  cheerless) 
 
  Sense  2 
  glad,  lief(prenominal) 
  =>  willing  (vs.  unwilling) 
 
  Sense  3 
  glad 
  =>  grateful  (vs.  ungrateful),  thankful 
 
  Sense  4 
  beaming,  glad 
  =>  cheerful  (vs.  cheerless) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  glad 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  glad 
 
  glad  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  glad 
  glad 
  gladdened 
  gladiatorial 
  gladsome 
 
  Overview  of  adj  glad 
 
  The  adj  glad  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (11)  glad  --  (showing  or  causing  joy  and  pleasure;  especially  made  happy;  "glad  you  are  here";  "glad  that  they  succeeded";  "gave  a  glad  shout";  "a  glad  smile";  "heard  the  glad  news";  "a  glad  occasion") 
  2.  (1)  glad,  lief  --  ((`lief'  is  archaic)  very  willing;  "was  lief  to  go";  "glad  to  help") 
  3.  (1)  glad  --  (feeling  happy  appreciation;  "glad  of  the  fire's  warmth") 
  4.  beaming,  glad  --  (cheerful  and  bright;  "a  beaming  smile";  "a  glad  May  morning")



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