Gladden \Glad"den\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gladdened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gladdening}.] [See {Glad}, v. t.] To make glad; to cheer; to please; to gratify; to rejoice; to exhilarate. A secret pleasure gladdened all that saw him. --Addison.
gladdened adj : made joyful; "the sun and the wind on his back made him feel exhilarated--happy to be alive" [syn: {exhilarated}]