KJV Dictionary Definition: glad

glad

GLAD, a. L. loetus, without a prefix.

1. Pleased; affected with pleasure or moderate joy; moderately happy.

A wise son maketh a glad father. Prov.10.

It is usually followed by of. I am glad of an opportunity to oblige my friend.

It is sometimes followed by at.

He that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished. Prov.17.

It is sometimes followed by with.

The Trojan, glad with sight of hostile blood--

With, after glad, is unusual, and in this passage at would have been preferable.

2. Cheerful; joyous.

They blessed the king, and went to their tents, joyful and glad of heart. 1 Kings 8.

3. Cheerful; wearing the appearance of joy; as a glad countenance.

4. Wearing a gay appearance; showy; bright.

The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them. Is.35.

Glad evening and glad morn crown'd the fourth day.

5. Pleasing; exhilarating.

Her conversation

More glad to me than to a miser money is.

6. Expressing gladness or joy; exciting joy.

Hark! a glad voice the lonely desert cheers.

GLAD, v.t. The pret. and pp. gladed is not used. See Gladden.

To make glad; to affect with pleasure; to cheer; to gladden; to exhilarate.

Each drinks the juice that glads the heart of man.

gladding

GLAD'DING, ppr. Making glad; cheering; giving joy.

gladful

GLAD'FUL, a. Full of gladness.

gladfulness

GLAD'FULNESS, n. Joy; gladness.

gladness

GLAD'NESS, n. See Glad. Joy, or a moderate degree of joy and exhilaration; pleasure of mind; cheerfulness.

They--did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart. Act.2.

Gladness is rarely or never equivalent to mirth, merriment, gayety and triumph, and it usually expresses less than delight. It sometimes expresses great joy. Esther 8.9.

Definitions from Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language, 1828.
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