glade vs clearing

glade and clearing both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
glade	Yes	No	No	No
clearing	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, glade and clearing are synonyms defined as:

glade and clearing: a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area

glade (noun)	clearing (noun)
a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area	the act of freeing from suspicion
	the act of removing solid particles from a liquid
	a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area