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. |
Happiness
a state of tranquility free from anxiety and emotional disturbance. — ataractic, ataraxic, adj.
an inability to be happy. — athedonic, adj.
an extreme love for gaiety.
an abnormal fear of gaiety.
1. an art or means of acquiring happiness; eudemonism.
2. the theory of happiness. — eudemonia, n. — eudemonic, eudemonical, adj.
2. the theory of happiness. — eudemonia, n. — eudemonic, eudemonical, adj.
Ethics. a moral system based upon the performance of right actions to achieve happiness. — eudemonist, eudaemonist, n.
1. a state of happiness and well-being.
2. Psychiatry. an exaggerated state of happiness, with no foundation in truth or reality. — euphoric, adj.
2. Psychiatry. an exaggerated state of happiness, with no foundation in truth or reality. — euphoric, adj.
the quality or condition of being merry or cheerful. — jocund, adj.
Obsolete, a person who leads a merry life.
1. the quality or state of being merry or jovial.
2. festivity.
2. festivity.
Obsolete. the condition or act of being pleasant.
the practice of making others happy through praise and felicitation. — macarize, v.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  happiness - state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joyemotional state, spirit - the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection); "his emotional state depended on her opinion"; "he was in good spirits"; "his spirit rose" radiance - an attractive combination of good health and happiness; "the radiance of her countenance" unhappiness - state characterized by emotions ranging from mild discontentment to deep grief |
| 2. | happiness - emotions experienced when in a state of well-being feeling - the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual" bonheur - (French) happiness and good humor rejoicing - a feeling of great happiness belonging - happiness felt in a secure relationship; "with his classmates he felt a sense of belonging" blitheness, cheerfulness - a feeling of spontaneous good spirits; "his cheerfulness made everyone feel better" contentment - happiness with one's situation in life sadness, unhappiness - emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being |
happiness
noun pleasure, delight, joy, cheer, satisfaction, prosperity, ecstasy, enjoyment, bliss, felicity, exuberance, contentment, wellbeing, high spirits, elation, gaiety, jubilation, merriment, cheerfulness, gladness, beatitude, cheeriness, blessedness, light-heartedness << OPPOSITE unhappiness
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