glade
[ gleyd ]
/ gleɪd /
noun
an open space in a forest.
Origin of glade
1520–30; akin to
glad1, in obsolete sense “bright”
OTHER WORDS FROM glade
glade·like, adjectiveWords nearby glade
glad-hander,
gladbach-rheydt,
gladbeck,
gladden,
gladdon,
glade,
gladiate,
gladiator,
gladiatorial,
gladiola,
gladiolus
Example sentences from the Web for glade
British Dictionary definitions for glade
glade
/ (ɡleɪd) /
noun
an open place in a forest; clearing
Derived forms of glade
gladelike, adjectiveWord Origin for glade
C16: of uncertain origin; perhaps related to
glad
1 (in obsolete sense: bright); see
gleam