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glade

American  
[gleyd] / gleɪd /

noun

  1. an open space in a forest.


glade British  
/ ɡleɪd /

noun

  1. an open place in a forest; clearing

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of glade

1520–30; akin to glad 1, in obsolete sense “bright”

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Since most scenes occur in the forest glade, the artists at Pixar have created strikingly rendered settings which, while aiming for photorealism, also have a fantastical glow to them, highlighting the inherent magic of nature.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

Now that she’s an animal, she struggles to learn why the others have departed the glade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

In a woodland glade, in dappled sunshine, Sharron and Glen Markey are arm-in-arm beside the tree they planted in memory of their beloved 17-year-old daughter, Helena, their only child.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2025

The sylvan glade romanticism of “Emeralds,” the electric energy of “Rubies,” the glittering imperial court of “Diamonds.”

From New York Times • Sep. 17, 2023

We stood in the middle of the forest glade where I’d first met John Henry.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

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