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glader definition
glader |
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")
glader definition
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