Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gladden

/ˈɡlædən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.20 in modern English

Syllables: glad-den
IPA: /ˈɡlædən/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cause (something) to become more glad.

Transitive verb

verb

To become more glad in one's disposition.

Archaic; Intransitive verb

name

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!"

Etymology

From glad + -en.

Usage

Inflected Forms

gladdens (present, singular) gladdening (participle, present) gladdened (participle, past) gladdened (past) Gladdens (plural)

Derived Forms

begladden engladden gladdener regladden ungladden

Phrases

gladden someone's heart

Frequently Paired Words

happiness incite

Synonyms

cheer cheer up gratify please perk up beatify enrapture begladden blissen bright fetch cherish

Homonyms

gladen

Antonyms

sadden

Rhymes With

madden mcfadden haddon hadden sadden fadden mcspadden cadden padden nevadan mcfaddin shadden

Questions

How do you pronounce gladden?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡlædən/.
What does gladden mean?: To cause (something) to become more glad.
Where does gladden come from?: From glad + -en.

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