What does GLADDEN mean?

Definitions for GLADDEN
ˈglæd nglad·den

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. gladden, joyverb

    make glad or happy

  2. gladdenverb

    become glad or happy

Wiktionary

  1. gladdenverb

    To cause (something) to become more glad.

  2. gladdenverb

    To become more glad in one's disposition.

  3. Etymology: From glad + -en.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To Gladdenverb

    To cheer; to delight; to make glad; to exhilarate.

    Etymology: from glad.

    Oh, he was all made up of love and charms!
    Delight of every eye! When he appear’d,
    A secret pleasure gladden’d all that saw him. Joseph Addison, Cato.

    A kind of vital heat in the soul cheers and gladdens her, when she does not attend to it. Joseph Addison, Spectator.

ChatGPT

  1. gladden

    To gladden means to cause or induce a feeling of joy, pleasure, cheer, or happiness in a person or group. This could be achieved through various means such as words, actions, gestures, or gifts. It is basically to make someone feel happy or pleased.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Gladdenverb

    to make glad; to cheer; to please; to gratify; to rejoice; to exhilarate

  2. Gladdenverb

    to be or become glad; to rejoice

  3. Etymology: [See Glad, v. t.]

Wikidata

  1. Gladden

    Gladden is an unincorporated community in Dent County, Missouri, United States. It is located about ten miles south of Salem on Route 19. It formerly had a post office, but this has now closed and mail is now served by the post office in Salem.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. GLADDEN

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Gladden is ranked #4846 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Gladden surname appeared 7,271 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Gladden.

    59.1% or 4,303 total occurrences were White.
    35.1% or 2,554 total occurrences were Black.
    2.3% or 173 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    2.3% or 171 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.5% or 37 total occurrences were Asian.
    0.4% or 33 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of GLADDEN in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of GLADDEN in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of GLADDEN in a Sentence

  1. Prophet Mohammad:

    What actions are most excellent? To gladden the heart of human beings, to feed the hungry, to help the afflicted, to lighten the sorrow of the sorrowful, and to remove the sufferings of the injured.

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