English Explanatory Dictionary

glade

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An open passage through a wood; a grassy open or cleared space in a forest.
  2. An everglade.
  3. An open space in the ice on a river or lake.
  4. A bright surface of ice or snow.
  5. A gleam of light.
  6. A bright patch of sky; the bright space between clouds.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ɡleɪd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-glade.wav

Word forms

glade glades

Etymology

From Middle English glade, glode, glede (“a gleam of light, bright space, an open space; an open or cleared space in a forest; a bright patch of sky; a bright surface of snow or ice”), of uncertain origin, perhaps from Old English *glǣd, *glād, related to Old English glæd (“shining, bright”), (compare Old Norse glaðr (“bright”)).

Synonyms

clearing

Derived words

Belle Glade gladed gladelike Gladesville Gladeville glady moonglade sunglade
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