different between rejoice vs gladder

English

Alternative forms

• rejoyce

Etymology

From Middle English rejoicen, rejoisen, from Old French resjoir. Compare also English rejoy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???d????s/
• Rhymes: -??s

Verb

rejoice (third-person singular simple present rejoices, present participle rejoicing, simple past and past participle rejoiced)

1. (intransitive) To be very happy, be delighted, exult; to feel joy. [from 14^thc.]
   • 1748, David Hume, Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral, Oxford University Press, 1973, §6:

     Obscurity, indeed, is painful to the mind as well as to the eye ; but to bring light from obscurity, by whatever labour, must needs to be delightful and rejoicing.
2. (obsolete, transitive) To have (someone) as a lover or spouse; to enjoy sexually. [15^th-16^thc.]
3. (transitive) To make happy, exhilarate. [from 15^thc.]
   • 1727, John Arbuthnot, Tables of Ancient Coins, Weights and Measures. Explain'd and exemplify'd in several dissertations

     Were he [Cain] alive, it would rejoice his soul to see what mischief it had made.

   • 1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance, Faber & Faber, 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p.790-1:

     But good news awaited them in the form of permission to travel about the area replenishing medical stocks in hospitals and clinics, and this task was delegated to Constance, as the newcomer, a fact which rejoiced her.

4. (obsolete) To enjoy.

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Derived terms

• rejoiceful
• rejoiceless
• rejoicement

Translations

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English gladere, from Old English glædra (adj), glador (adverb), comparative of glæd (“glad, shining, bright”). More at glad.

Adjective

gladder

1. comparative form of glad: more glad

Etymology 2

From gladder (“one who makes glad”), or perhaps from Middle English *gladderen, from Old English *gladrian (“to make glad”), equivalent to glad +? -er (“fequentative suffix”).

Verb

gladder (third-person singular simple present gladders, present participle gladdering, simple past and past participle gladdered)

1. (nonstandard, proscribed, rare) Misspelling of gladden.
   • 1909, Country Correspondence, Political Department, 1800-[1804]:

     Under the auspicious influence of the Company's just and equitable administration, the face of this province is gladdered [Sic-]—the blossoms of Peace are blowing and the blessings of tranquility increasing daily [...]

   • 2006, P?rana Si?gha, S?hitya Ak?dem?, The knock at midnight:

     The light of snow has gladdered the heart [...]

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English *gladere (“gladder”), from gladian (“to make glad”).

Noun

gladder (plural gladders)

1. One who makes glad or gives joy.

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