GLADDEN

gladden

(verb) become glad or happy

gladden, joy

(verb) make glad or happy

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Proper noun

Gladden (plural Gladdens)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Gladden is the 4846^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7271 individuals. Gladden is most common among White (59.18%) and Black/African American (35.13%) individuals.

Anagrams

• dangled

Etymology

Verb

gladden (third-person singular simple present gladdens, present participle gladdening, simple past and past participle gladdened)

(transitive) To cause (something) to become more glad.

(intransitive, archaic) To become more glad in one's disposition.

Synonyms

• cheer, cheer up, gratify, please

Anagrams

• dangled

Source: Wiktionary

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Glad"den, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gladdened; p. pr. & vb. n. Gladdening.] Etym: [See Glad, v. t.]

Definition: To make glad; to cheer; to please; to gratify; to rejoice; to exhilarate. A secret pleasure gladdened all that saw him. Addison.

Glad"den, v. i.

Definition: To be or become glad; to rejoice. The vast Pacific gladdens with the freight. Wordsworth.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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