happy
- adjective
- /ˈhæpi/
- It's just it makes me happy to be with people.
- feel happy
- make you happy
- happy and healthy
And I was like, I'm happy with the deal.
- And I was like, I'm happy with the deal.
- Well, do we perceive the happy life in others?
- They wish to be happy just like me.
- Give me a few things that make you happy, Bella.
- If you're working so hard, why aren't you happy, right.
- As long as you're like happy doing what you love.
- Learn how to be happy while you're single.
- It's just it makes me happy to be with people.
- Wouldn't we be happier with a bunch of lies?
- They say it's hard to be happier than your least happy child.
- Well, actually, I've been extremely happy being your wife.
- He wanted to know what those people who were happy had in common.
- Like I was, I was so happy, Oh my God.
- I felt free, confident, happy and at peace with myself.
Examples
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So do you think happy people make bad artists?
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The townspeople were so happy they asked the father and his son to come back.
Academic text (2008) -
The problem is, the quiet, happy majority is quiet.
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Yeah, well, they say happy wife, happy life, right?
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You have no idea how happy I am to see you.
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- When was the last time you remember being happy?
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The Adams, of course, were happy to discuss their views of the case.
Academic text (2011) -
I'm talking to you from school and I'm so happy to be back!
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Furthermore, relationships with friends made students feel "secure and happy," supporting their sense of school belonging.
Academic text (2015) -
She felt truly happy when she received the good news about her promotion.
Synonyms
Feeling pleased or happy about something
Feeling very happy and eager about something
Feeling happy or satisfied about something
Pleased because you achieved something or got the result you wanted
Feeling very happy about something good
Feeling very excited and happy
Happy in a way you show with a smile or friendly actions
Feeling or showing great happiness
Feeling very happy and excited
Feeling very happy and showing it
Very happy and free from worry
Feeling very happy because of a success or a good event
Very happy and excited in a playful way
Feeling very happy and excited because of good news or success
Feeling very happy and excited about something good
Feeling pleased and satisfied because you received something you wanted
Very happy and proud because of a big success
Feeling very happy about something
Feeling very pleased and excited
Feeling happy and cheerful
Feeling very happy and content
To make someone feel happy
Feeling very pleased and full of joy
Feeling happy and satisfied because goals or needs are met
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
A group of people who are close and friendly like a loving home
Compounds
How Happy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Happy comes from the old word hap, which means 'luck' or 'chance', and is the same root as happen. So being 'happy' originally meant having good luck, and today it means feeling pleased or content.