I would like to know the difference between 'being glad' and 'being happy'?
Hello everyone,
Some times even dictionaries take these words as similar, but it must be a clear difference in their proper usages.
Could you give some examples and/or theory for the correct use of 'happy' and 'glad'.
Thank you so much!

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"Glad" and "happy" are almost interchangeable as synonyms
Somebody can feel happy for no reason, usually a more subdued enduring sense of well-being, satisfaction, and enjoyment.
But there has to be something concrete to feel glad about, usually associated with a short-term experience of pleasure, joy, or delight through some immediate cause.
You can say that "happy" is "happier" than just "glad".
In a business letter expressing pleasure, then you would use "glad", rather than "happy".

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"Happy" means feeling good for any reason.

"Glad" means you are happy BECAUSE you are grateful or appreciative about something.

I am happy when I am eating ice cream.

I am glad that I remembered to buy ice cream yesterday so that we have some to eat tonight.

It makes me happy when I hear mockingbirds singing in my neighborhood.

I am glad that I live in a neighborhood that has mockingbirds.

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"happy" is a twice stronger feeling than "glad"

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Happy Synonym
positive meaning similar to the word "happy."  cheerful, glad, content, pleased, delighted, joyful, elated, lighthearted, & thrilled

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