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glad

1. glad \'glad\ aj or glad.der;  or glad.dest [ME, shining, glad, fr. OE 
   gld; akin to OHG glat shining,]smooth, L glaber smooth, bald archaic  
   1: having a cheerful or happy disposition by nature  2a: experiencing 
   pleasure, joy, or delight : made happy  2b: GRATIFIED, PLEASED  2c: very 
   willing  3a: marked by, expressive of, or caused by happiness and joy  3b: 
   causing happiness and joy : PLEASANT  4: full of brightness and 
   cheerfulness YOUS: GLAD and HAPPY may express gratification but GLAD usu. 
   implies delight, HAPPY a sense of well-being and complete content; CHEERFUL 
   suggests a strong and spontaneous flow of good spirits; LIGHTHEARTED 
   implies freedom from care, worry, or discontent; JOYFUL and JOYOUS imply 
   exultant rejoicing - glad.ly av SYN syn HAPPY, CHEERFUL, LIGHTHEARTED, 
   JOYFUL, JO 
2. glad vb or glad.ded;  or glad.ding archaic  : GLADDEN 
3. glad n : GLADIOLUS