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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hap•pi•ness (hap′ē nis),USA pronunciation n. - the quality or state of being happy.
- good fortune;
pleasure;
contentment;
joy.
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged pleasure, joy, exhilaration, bliss, contentedness, delight, enjoyment, satisfaction. Happiness, bliss, contentment, felicity imply an active or passive state of pleasure or pleasurable satisfaction. Happiness results from the possession or attainment of what one considers good:the happiness of visiting one's family.Bliss is unalloyed happiness or supreme delight:the bliss of perfect companionship.Contentment is a peaceful kind of happiness in which one rests without desires, even though every wish may not have been gratified:contentment in one's surroundings.Felicity is a formal word for happiness of an especially fortunate or intense kind:to wish a young couple felicity in life.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged misery.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024hap•py /ˈhæpi/USA pronunciation adj., -pi•er, -pi•est. - delighted; pleased;
glad:happy over the news. - characterized by or showing pleasure, contentment, or joy:a happy baby.
- pleased;
willing:[be + ~ + to + verb]I'll be happy to meet with you later. - apt;
suitable;
appropriate:That remark was not a happy one.
hap•pi•ly /ˈhæpəli/USA pronunciation adv.: The kids were playing happily together. hap•pi•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hap•py (hap′ē),USA pronunciation adj., -pi•er, -pi•est. - delighted, pleased, or glad, as over a particular thing:to be happy to see a person.
- characterized by or indicative of pleasure, contentment, or joy:a happy mood; a happy frame of mind.
- favored by fortune;
fortunate or lucky:a happy, fruitful land. - apt or felicitous, as actions, utterances, or ideas.
- obsessed by or quick to use the item indicated (usually used in combination):a trigger-happy gangster. Everybody is gadget-happy these days.
- 1300–50; Middle English; see hap1, -y1
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged joyous, joyful, blithe, cheerful, merry, contented, gay, blissful, satisfied.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged favorable, propitious; successful, prosperous. See fortunate.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged appropriate, fitting, opportune, pertinent.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged sad.
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