Gladden
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɡlædən/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Gladden is a verb meaning (transitive) To cause (something) to become more glad.
Meaning
(transitive) To cause (something) to become more glad.
More Meanings
- (intransitive, archaic) To become more glad in one's disposition.
Example Sentences
A balmy night! and tho' the stars be dim, / Yet let us think upon the vernal showers / That gladden the green earth, and we shall find / A pleasure in the dimness of the stars.
Her body was bent by age; her limbs trembled with palsy; her face, distorted into a mumbling leer, resembled more the grotesque shaping of some wild pencil, than the work of Nature's hand. Alas! How few of Nature's faces are left alone to gladden us with their beauty!
Word Forms
- gladdens
- gladdening
- gladdened
Synonyms for gladden
Depending on context, synonyms include beatify, enrapture, begladden, blissen, bright, cheer.
Antonyms for gladden
Common opposites include sadden, sad.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include joy, elate, glad, regladden, brighten, greaten.
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