Meaning of happy in English
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Pronunciation
/ˈhæpi/US accent
UK accent
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happyDefinitions
1. experiencing pleasure or joyExamples
- « happy you are here »
- « pleased with the good news »
Synonyms
- 2. marked by good fortune
Examples
- « a felicitous life »
- « a happy outcome »
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- 3. satisfied
Examples
- « enjoying well-being and contentment »
- « felt content with her lot »
- « quite happy to let things go on as they are »
Synonyms
- 4. well expressed and to the point
Examples
- « a happy turn of phrase »
- « a few well-chosen words »
- « a felicitous comment »
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Qualitative Adjective
happyEtymology
Middle English (in the sense ‘lucky’): from the noun hap+ -yDefinitions
1. enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure or good fortuneExamples
- « a happy smile »
- « spent many happy days on the beach »
- « a happy marriage »
Synonyms
- blessed
- blissful
- bright
- elysian
- paradisiacal
- paradisiac
- paradisaical
- paradisaic
- paradisal
- paradisial
- golden
- halcyon
- prosperous
- joyful
- joyous
- laughing(a)
- riant
Antonyms
- 2. exaggerated feeling of well-being or elation
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Famous quotes
- « I didn't want kids to think that to be happy, they had to be famous or rich or live in the big city. » Dan Savage
- « I have to be alone very often. I'd be quite happy if I spent from Saturday night until Monday morning alone in my apartment. That's how I refuel. » Audrey Hepburn
- « Anybody who thinks money will make you happy, hasn't got money. » David Geffen
- « I am happy as happiness goes, for a woman who has so many memories and who lives the lonely life of an actress. » Lillie Langtry
- « The women I know who have children and have careers, they seem to be very happy. They love their children and they love their jobs. But happiness comes out of being willing to do your work in your twenties to find out who you are, what you love. » Candace Bushnell