hap·py (h p  )adj. hap·pi·er, hap·pi·est 1. Characterized by good luck; fortunate. 2. Enjoying, showing, or marked by pleasure, satisfaction, or joy. 3. Being especially well-adapted; felicitous: a happy turn of phrase. 4. Cheerful; willing: happy to help. 5. a. Characterized by a spontaneous or obsessive inclination to use something. Often used in combination: trigger-happy. b. Enthusiastic about or involved with to a disproportionate degree. Often used in combination: money-happy; clothes-happy. [Middle English, from hap, luck; see hap.] hap pi·ly adv.hap pi·ness n.Synonyms: happy, fortunate, lucky, providential These adjectives mean attended by luck or good fortune: a happy outcome; a fortunate omen; a lucky guess; a providential recovery. See Also Synonyms at glad1. |
happy
Adjective
[-pier, -piest]
1. feeling or expressing joy
2. causing joy or gladness: the happiest day of my life
3. fortunate or lucky: it was a happy coincidence
4. satisfied or content: he seems happy to let things go on as they are
5. willing: I'll be happy to arrange a loan for you [Old Norse happ chance, good luck]
happily adv
happiness n
happiness n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adj. | 1. | happy - enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure; "a happy smile"; "spent many happy days on the beach"; "a happy marriage" cheerful - being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits; "her cheerful nature"; "a cheerful greeting"; "a cheerful room"; "as cheerful as anyone confined to a hospital bed could be" elated - exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits; "the elated winner"; "felt elated and excited" euphoric - exaggerated feeling of well-being or elation felicitous - exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style; "a felicitous speaker" glad - showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy; "glad you are here"; "glad that they succeeded"; "gave a glad shout"; "a glad smile"; "heard the glad news"; "a glad occasion" joyful - full of or producing joy; "make a joyful noise"; "a joyful occasion" joyous - full of or characterized by joy; "felt a joyous abandon"; "joyous laughter" unhappy - experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent; "unhappy over her departure"; "unhappy with her raise"; "after the argument they lapsed into an unhappy silence"; "had an unhappy time at school"; "the unhappy (or sad) news"; "he looks so sad" |
| 2. | happy - marked by good fortune; "a felicitous life"; "a happy outcome" fortunate - having unexpected good fortune; "other, less fortunate, children died"; "a fortunate choice" | |
| 3. | happy - eagerly disposed to act or to be of service; "glad to help" willing - disposed or inclined toward; "a willing participant"; "willing helpers" | |
| 4. | happy - well expressed and to the point; "a happy turn of phrase"; "a few well-chosen words" felicitous - exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style; "a felicitous speaker" |
happy
adjective 1. pleased, delighted, content, contented, thrilled, glad, blessed, blest, sunny, cheerful, jolly, merry, ecstatic, gratified, jubilant, joyous, joyful, elated, over the moon (informal) overjoyed, blissful, rapt, blithe, on cloud nine (informal) cock-a-hoop, walking on air (informal) floating on air, stoked Austral., N.Z. (informal)
adjective 3. fortunate, lucky, timely, appropriate, convenient, favourable, auspicious, propitious, apt, befitting, advantageous, well-timed, opportune, felicitous, seasonable << OPPOSITE unfortunate
Translations
happy [ˈhæpɪ] adj → heureux/euse;
happy with [arrangements etc] → satisfait(e) de;
to be happy to do → faire volontiers;
yes, I'd be happy to → oui, avec plaisir or (bien) volontiers;
happy birthday! → bon anniversaire!;
happy [ˈhæpɪ] adj → glücklich;
(cheerful) → fröhlich;
happy birthday! → herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag!
happy [ˈhæpɪ] adj → felice, contento/a;
happy with [+ arrangements etc] → soddisfatto/a di;
yes, I'd be happy to → (certo,) con piacere, (ben) volentieri;
happy birthday! → buon compleanno!;
adj happy [ˈhӕpi]
1 having or showing a feeling of pleasure or contentment a happy smile; I feel happy today. gelukkig سَعيد щастлив šťastný glad; lykkelig glücklich ευτυχισμένος, χαρούμενος feliz, alegre, dichoso rõõmus خوشحال onnellinen heureux שָׂמֵח सुखी sretan boldog bahagia hamingjusamur felice 幸福な 행복한 laimingas laimīgs gembira blij, tevreden, gelukkig lykkelig, glad szczęśliwy feliz fericit счастливый šťastný srečen srećan lycklig, glad มีความสุข mutlu 高興的 щасливий مسرور hạnh phúc 高兴的
2 willing I'd be happy to help you. gewillig, graag مُسْتَعِد желаещ rád villig froh πρόθυμος, που εξυπηρετεί με χαρά contento meeleldi مستعد mielellään heureux שָׂמֵח आनंद voljan, raspoložen kész(séges) bersedia glaður, feginn felice うれしい 기꺼이 하는 laimingas galėdamas priecīgs sudi willen, wensen, happig zijn op glad, ville gjerne chętny contente încântat готовый rád vesel voljan gärna มีความสุข istekli 樂意的 задоволений خوش vui lòng 乐意的
3 lucky By a happy chance I have the key with me. gelukkig, toevallig مَحْظوظ с късмет šťastný heldig glücklich ευτυχής, τυχερός feliz õnnelik خوشبختانه onnekas heureux בְּמָזַל सौभाग्यशाली sretan szerencsés mujur heppilegur fortunato, felice 幸運な 운좋은 laimingas veiksmīgs nasib baik gelukkig lykkelig, heldig szczęśliwy feliz fericit удачный šťastný srečen sreća lycklig, tursam โชคดี şanslı 幸運的 щасливий خوش قسمت may mắn 幸运的
n happiness
geluk سَعادَه щастие štěstí glæde; lykke das Glück ευτυχία felicidad, alegría, dicha õnn شادي onni bonheur אֹשֶׁר सुख-शान्ति sreca boldogság kebahagiaan hamingja felicità 幸福 행복 laimė laime kegembiraan blij-, tevredenheid, geluk lykke, glede szczęście felicidade fericire счастье šťastie sreča sreća lycka ความสุข mutluluk 幸福 щастя خوشی niềm hạnh phúc 幸福
adv happily
The child smiled happily; Happily, (= Fortunately,) she arrived home safely. gelukkig بِسَعادَه щастливо šťastně; naštěstí glædeligt; lykkeligt glücklich,glücklicherweise ευτυχισμένα, ευτυχώς felizmente, alegremente, dichosamente õnnelikult, õnneks با شادكامي و خوشبختي onnellisesti, onneksi joyeusement; par bonheur בְּשִׂמחָה सुखपूर्वक, संयोग से sretno, na srecu boldogan; szerencsére gembira ánægjulega, hamingjusamlega; til allrar hamingju felicemente; fortunatamente, per fortuna 楽しく 행복하게, 운좋게 laimingai, laimei laimīgi; par laimi dengan gembira blij, tevreden, gelukkig lykkelig, glad, til alt hell szczęśliwie, szczęśliwym trafem felizmente din fericire; fericit счастливо; к счастью šťastne; našťastie srečno, na srečo srećno glatt, lyckligt อย่างมีความสุข mutlulukla 幸福地 щасливо; на щастя شادمانی سے một cách hạnh phúc; một cách may mắn 幸福地
adj happy-go-ˈlucky
not worrying about what might happen cheerful and happy-go-lucky. sorgeloos, onbesorg لا يَهْتَم ما قد يَحْدُث безгрижен bezstarostně sorgløs; ubekymret unbekümmert ανέμελος despreocupado, viva la virgen muretu خوشبین و خرسند huoleton insouciant חֲסַר דְאָגָה चिन्तामुक्त bezbrižan, lakomislen nemtörődöm tidak kenal susah kærulaus, léttlyndur spensierato のんきな 태평스러운 nerūpestingas bezbēdīgs; bezrūpīgs ceria op goed geluk ubekymret, sorgløs beztroski despreocupado nepăsător, fără griji беспечный bezstarostný brezskrben bezbrižan sorglös, lättsinnig สบายอกสบายใจ kaygısız 逍遙自在地 безтурботний بے فکر، لا ابالی vô tư lự 逍遥自在地
happy medium
a sensible middle course between two extreme positions I need to find the happy medium between starving and over-eating. goue middeweg الحَل الوَسَط الأفْضَل، الوسط السَّعيد златната среда střední cesta den gyldne middelvej die richtige Mitte χρυσή τομή término medio kuldne kesktee حد تعادل kultainen keskitie moyen terme שְׁבִיל הַזָהָב बीच का मार्ग povoljna sredina középút titik tengah meðalvegur via di mezzo 中道 중용 aukso vidurys zelta vidusceļš jalan tengah gulden middenweg gyllen middelvei złoty środek meio-termo cale de mijloc золотая середина stredná cesta zlata sredina zlatna sredina gyllene medelväg เหตุผลระหว่าง orta yol 中庸之道 золота середина اعتدال، حد اوسط sự cân bằng giữa hai thái cực 中庸之道
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