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hap·py  (hp)

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.

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[Middle English, from hap, luck; see hap.]

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happi·ly adv.

happi·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.

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happy [ˈhæpɪ]

adj -pier, -piest

1. feeling, showing, or expressing joy; pleased

2. willing I'd be happy to show you around

3. causing joy or gladness

4. fortunate; lucky the happy position of not having to work

5. aptly expressed; appropriate a happy turn of phrase

6. (postpositive) Informal slightly intoxicated

interj

(in combination) happy birthday happy Christmas See also trigger-happy

[see hap¹, -y¹]

happily  adv

happiness  n

Thesaurus

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" content, contented - satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are; "a contented smile" 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" felicitous 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" glad 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" well-chosen felicitous - exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style; "a felicitous speaker"

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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 I'm just happy to be back running.

2. contented, blessed, blest, joyful, blissful, blithe We have a very happy marriage.
joyful low, sad, depressed, sorry, unhappy, miserable, gloomy, discontented, melancholy, sombre, forlorn, displeased, mournful, despondent, sorrowful, joyless, down in the dumps (informal)

3. willing, ready, glad, contented, inclined, disposed I'm happy to answer any questions.
willing unwilling, loath

4. fortunate, lucky, timely, appropriate, convenient, favourable, auspicious, propitious, apt, befitting, advantageous, well-timed, opportune, felicitous, seasonable a happy coincidence
fortunate unhappy, unfortunate, unlucky, inapt

Quotations
"Happy the man, and happy he alone"
"He who can call today his own;"
"He who, secure within, can say,"
"Tomorrow, do thy worst, for I have lived today" [John Dryden Imitation of Horace]
"The happy man is not he who seems thus to others, but who seems thus to himself" [Publilius Syrus Moral Sayings]
"Call no man happy till he dies, he is at best but fortunate" [Solon]
"Happy men are grave. They carry their happiness cautiously, as they would a glass filled to the brim which the slightest movement could cause to spill over, or break" [Jules Barbey D'Aurevilly Les Diaboliques]

Translations

happy [ˈhæpɪ]

A. ADJ (happier (compar) (happiest (superl)))

1. (= contented) → feliz
we've been very happy here → aquí hemos sido muy felices
I don't think they're very happy together → no creo que sean muy felices juntos
to make sb happy → hacer feliz a algn
you've just made me a very happy man! → ¡me acabas de hacer el hombre más feliz del mundo!
to be as happy as Larry or a lark or a sandboy → estar como unas pascuas

2. (= cheerful) → alegre
she has always been a happy little girl → siempre ha sido una niña muy alegre
he has a happy temperament → tiene un temperamento alegre

3. (= satisfied, pleased) → contento
the boss is waiting for you and he isn't very happy → te está esperando el jefe y no parece muy contento
to be happy to do sth: I'm just happy to be back running → sólo estoy contento de poder volver a correr
I am happy to tell you that → tengo mucho gusto en comunicarle que ...
we'll be happy to help → estaremos encantados de ayudar
I'd be happy to check it for you → no me importa nada comprobártelo, con mucho gusto se lo comprobaré(more frm)
yes, I'd be happy to → sí, con mucho gusto
he seems quite happy to let things go on as they are → parece no importarle dejar que las cosas sigan como están
we are not happy about the plan → no estamos contentos con el proyecto
we're very happy for you → nos alegramos mucho por ti
to keep sb happy → tener a algn contento
she wasn't happy with his work → no estaba contenta con su trabajo

4. (= at ease, unworried) → tranquilo
don't worry about keeping him waiting, he seems quite happy → no te preocupes por hacerle esperar, él parece muy tranquilo
I'm quite happy to wait → no me importa esperar

5. (= pleasant, joyful) [childhood, life, marriage, home] → feliz; [place, atmosphere] → alegre
it was the happiest day of my life → fue el día más feliz de mi vida
they were having such a happy time splashing around → se lo estaban pasando tan bien chapoteando en el agua
we spent many happy hours playing on the beach → pasamos muchas horas maravillosas jugando en la playa
happy birthday! → ¡feliz cumpleaños!
happy Christmas! → ¡feliz Navidad!, ¡felices Navidades!
a happy ending → un final feliz
a happy event → un feliz acontecimiento
happy New Year! → ¡feliz Año Nuevo!
see also return A1

6. (= felicitous) [phrase] → afortunado, oportuno; [position, chance] → afortunado; [coincidence, idea] → feliz
a happy medium → un término medio
to strike a happy medium → encontrar un término medio
see also hunting

7. (= tipsy) → contentillo, alegre

B. CPD happy families NSING (Cards) → juego m de las familias
happy hour N → happy hour m (hora durante la cual se paga menos por la bebida en los bares)

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happy [ˈhæpi] adj

(= cheerful, contented) [person] → heureux/euse; [mood] → gai(e); [smile] → satisfait(e); [face] → heureux/euse; [day, occasion] → heureux/euse; [memory] → heureux/euse; [childhood, marriage, life] → heureux/euse; [place] → gai(e)
Janet looks happy → Janet a l'air heureuse.
It was the happiest day of my life → C'était le plus beau jour de ma vie.
to put on a happy face → faire bonne figure

(in greetings) happy birthday! → bon anniversaire!, joyeux anniversaire!
happy Christmas! → joyeux Noël!
happy New Year! → bonne année!

(= pleased, satisfied) [person, customer] → satisfait(e)
to keep sb happy → contenter qn
to be happy with sth [+ arrangements, work] → être satisfait(e) de qch
I'm very happy with your work → Je suis très satisfait de ton travail.
to be happy for sb (= delighted) → être content(e) pour qn
to be happy about doing sth → être content(e) de faire qch
to be happy to hear that ... → être heureux/euse d'apprendre que ...
I was happy to hear that you passed your exams → J'ai été heureux d'apprendre que tu as réussi tes examens.

(= willing) yes, I'd be happy to → oui, avec plaisir, oui, (bien) volontiers
to be happy to do sth → bien vouloir faire qch
to be happy for sb to do sth → être d'accord pour que qn fasse qch

(= fortunate) [coincidence] → heureux/euse
happy couple n
the happy couple → les jeunes mariés mpl
happy event n (= birth) the happy event → l'heureux événement m
happy-go-lucky [ˌhæpigəʊˈlʌki] adj → insouciant(e)
happy hour n → happy hour f dans un bar, heure pendant laquelle les consommations sont à prix réduit
happy medium n → juste milieu m

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happy

adj (+er)

(= joyful, glad) person, smile, expression, time, life, home, marriage → glücklich; atmosphere → harmonisch; the happy couple (= newlyweds) → das Brautpaar; a happy feeling → ein Glücksgefühl nt; that gives me a happy feeling → das macht mich glücklich; to make somebody happy → jdn glücklich machen; they were having such a happy time → sie hatten so viel Spaß; the school is a happy place, it’s a happy school → an der Schule sind die Kinder glücklich; a happy atmosphere for their children → eine glückliche Umgebung für ihre Kinder; a happy ending → ein guter or glücklicher Ausgang, ein Happy End nt, → ein Happyend nt; happy birthday (to you) → herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag; Happy Easter/Christmas → frohe Ostern/Weihnachten ? return N a

(= content, satisfied) (not) to be happy about or with something → mit etw (nicht) zufrieden sein; to be happy to do something (= willing) → etw gern tun; (= pleased) → sich freuen, etw zu tun; (= relieved) → froh sein, etw zu tun; that’s a risk I’m happy to take → dieses Risiko gehe ich gern ein; I was happy to hear that you passed your exam → es hat mich gefreut zu hören, dass du die Prüfung bestanden hast; I’m just happy to be back → ich bin einfach nur froh, wieder da zu sein; to be happy to let somebody do something → damit einverstanden sein, dass jd etw tut; he’s happy to leave it to me → er überlässt es mir gern

(= fortunate, felicitous) chance, coincidence, solution, choice → glücklich; by happy chance → durch einen glücklichen Zufall

(inf: = tipsy) → angeheitert, beschwipst (inf)

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happy:

happy camper

n (inf) → zufriedener or glücklicher Mensch; I’m not a happy → ich bin (überhaupt) nicht gut drauf (inf)

happy-clappy

adj (pej inf Rel) service → mit Händeklatschen und moderner Musik

happy event

n (inf) → frohes or freudiges Ereignis

happy families

n sing (Cards) → ˜ Quartett nt

happy-go-lucky

adj → unbekümmert, sorglos; I wish you wouldn’t be so happy about things → ich wollte, du wärest nicht bei allem so sorglos or würdest nicht alles so lässig nehmen (inf)

happy hour

n (in pubs etc) Zeit, in der Getränke zu ermäßigten Preisen angeboten werden

happy hunting ground

n

(Myth) → ewige Jagdgründe pl

(fig) → Paradies nt

happy medium

n → goldener Mittelweg; to strike a happy → den goldenen Mittelweg finden

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happy [ˈhæpɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl)))

a. (pleased, content) → contento/a, felice; (cheerful) → allegro/a; (at ease, unworried) → tranquillo/a
happy with (arrangements) → soddisfatto/a di
we are not entirely happy about the plan → non siamo del tutto contenti del progetto
we're very happy for you → ci rallegriamo per te, siamo molto felici per te
yes, I'd be happy to → (certo,) con piacere, (ben) volentieri
I am happy to tell you that ... → sono felice or ho il piacere di informarti che...
a happy ending → un lieto fine
to be as happy as a lark → essere felice or contento/a come una pasqua
happy birthday! → buon compleanno!
happy Christmas/New Year! → buon Natale/anno!

b. (well-chosen, phrase, idea) → felice, indovinato/a; (lucky, position) → fortunato/a, favorevole
by a happy chance → per fortuna

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happy [ˈhæpɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl)))

a. (pleased, content) → contento/a, felice; (cheerful) → allegro/a; (at ease, unworried) → tranquillo/a
happy with (arrangements) → soddisfatto/a di
we are not entirely happy about the plan → non siamo del tutto contenti del progetto
we're very happy for you → ci rallegriamo per te, siamo molto felici per te
yes, I'd be happy to → (certo,) con piacere, (ben) volentieri
I am happy to tell you that ... → sono felice or ho il piacere di informarti che...
a happy ending → un lieto fine
to be as happy as a lark → essere felice or contento/a come una pasqua
happy birthday! → buon compleanno!
happy Christmas/New Year! → buon Natale/anno!

b. (well-chosen, phrase, idea) → felice, indovinato/a; (lucky, position) → fortunato/a, favorevole
by a happy chance → per fortuna

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happy

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 iloinen 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 halukas 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 iloisesti 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 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 高興地 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 낙천적인 nerūpestingas bezbēdīgs; bezrūpīgs ceria op goed geluk ubekymret, sorgløs beztroski despreocupado nepăsător, fără griji беспечный bezstarostný brezskrben bezbrižan sorglös, lättsinnig สบายอกสบายใจ kaygısız 逍遙自在的，無憂無慮的 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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happy → سعيد šťastný glad glücklich ευτυχισμένος feliz onnellinen heureux sretan felice 幸福な 행복한 gelukkig glad szczęśliwy feliz счастливый lycklig เป็นสุข mutlu hạnh phúc 快乐的