English → Latin
“glad, gladden” in Latin
hilarōto gladden, cheer, make cheerfulexhilarōto gladden, cheer; to rejoice, delight, exhilarate; to revive, rekindlelaetificōto delight, cheer, gladden; to give joy; to make fruitful; to fertilize, enrichofferōto bring before or bring to, present, offer, bestow, show, place before, exhibit, expose; to cause, occasion, inflict; t
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
glad, gladden
hilarare: exhilarare: hilarem facere (to cheer up): laetificare: laetitia afficere: laetitia et voluptate afficere: laetitiam alicui afferre or offerre (to fill with joy). To gladden anybody with anything, oblectare aliquem aliqua re (to delight).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for glad, gladden?
- The usual Latin words for “glad, gladden” are hilarō, exhilarō, laetificō; also offerō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.