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- [glad-n]
- /ˈglæd n/
- /ˈɡlæd.ən/
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- [glad-n]
- /ˈglæd n/
Definitions of gladden word
- verb with object gladden to make glad. 1
- verb without object gladden Obsolete. to be glad. 1
- noun gladden Make glad. 1
- transitive verb gladden cheer, make happier 1
- verb gladden If something gladdens you, it makes you feel happy and pleased. 0
- verb gladden to make or become glad and joyful 0
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Origin of gladden
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1250-1300; See origin at glad1, -en1
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Parts of speech for Gladden
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gladden popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
gladden usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gladden
verb gladden
- brighten — If someone brightens or their face brightens, they suddenly look happier.
- hearten — to give courage or confidence to; cheer.
- delight — Delight is a feeling of very great pleasure.
- cheer — When people cheer, they shout loudly to show their approval or to encourage someone who is doing something such as taking part in a game.
- warm — having or giving out a moderate degree of heat, as perceived by the senses: a warm bath.
Antonyms for gladden
verb gladden
- bring down — When people or events bring down a government or ruler, they cause the government or ruler to lose power.
- dishearten — to depress the hope, courage, or spirits of; discourage.
- depress — If someone or something depresses you, they make you feel sad and disappointed.
- discourage — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- sadden — make sad
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