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noun · 1 syllable · /ɡleɪd/

GLADE

What does "GLADE" mean?

An open, often grassy clearing within a forest or wood.

Meanings

  1. An open space surrounded by trees in a wood or forest. Sunlight pooled in the glade where the deer had stopped to graze.
  2. An everglade or marshy open tract, chiefly in regional and place-name use. The trail wound past a wet glade thick with sawgrass.

Word origin

Of uncertain origin, recorded in English from the 16th century; commonly linked to the word 'glad' in an older sense of 'bright, shining', a glade being a bright open spot in dark woods.

Remember it

A glade is where the woods turn GLAD - swap one letter and a bright clearing opens up.

A little poem

Trees step back, and light
spills onto a ring of grass-
the forest exhales.

haiku

What it teaches

Every dense wood holds a clearing; keep walking until the light has room to land.

Quick facts

What does GLADE mean?

An open, often grassy clearing within a forest or wood.

Is GLADE a valid word?

Yes — GLADE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.

How many letters is GLADE?

GLADE has 5 letters and 1 syllable.

Where does GLADE come from?

Of uncertain origin, recorded in English from the 16th century; commonly linked to the word 'glad' in an older sense of 'bright, shining', a glade being a bright open spot in dark woods.

What can GLADE teach us?

Every dense wood holds a clearing; keep walking until the light has room to land.

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