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Adjective: gladdened  gla-d(u)nd
  1. Made joyful
    "The gladdened crowd cheered as the parade passed by";
    - exhilarated
Verb: gladden  gla-d(u)n
  1. Make glad or happy
    "The surprise party gladdened her heart";
    - joy
     
  2. Become glad or happy
    "His face gladdened at the sight of his children"

See also: cock-a-hoop [informal], elated, gleeful, gleesome [archaic], joyful, jubilant, on top of the world [informal]

Type of: arouse, elicit, enkindle [literary], evoke, joy, kindle, provoke, raise, rejoice

Antonym: sadden

Encyclopedia: Gladden, WA