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happy

1.0
Feeling pleased and content
  • adjective
  • /ˈhæpi/
translation icon : feliz
  • 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.

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Examples

  • So do you think happy people make bad artists?

  • 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.

  • Yeah, well, they say happy wife, happy life, right?

  • You have no idea how happy I am to see you.

  • - When was the last time you remember being happy?

  • 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!

  • 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

glad
vshappy
1.0

Feeling pleased or happy about something

is a broader steady feeling of pleasure rather than quick cheer
excited
vshappy
1.0

Feeling very happy and eager about something

is calm pleasure and contentment rather than eager agitated anticipation
pleased
vshappy
936 1.0

Feeling happy or satisfied about something

is a general state of pleasure rather than being tied to a result
satisfied
vshappy
285 1.3

Pleased because you achieved something or got the result you wanted

is general pleasure not necessarily linked to achievement or result
delighted
vshappy
228 1.0

Feeling very happy about something good

is a moderate feeling of pleasure rather than very strong joy
thrilled
vshappy
171 2.3

Feeling very excited and happy

is steady contentment rather than a sharp rush of excitement
cheerful
vshappy
111 1.0

Happy in a way you show with a smile or friendly actions

is inward pleasure rather than an outward visibly positive mood
joyful
vshappy
70 1.0

Feeling or showing great happiness

is a milder feeling of pleasure and contentment rather than strong joy
ecstatic
vshappy
69 4.5

Feeling very happy and excited

is a steady manageable pleasure rather than totally overwhelming joy
joyous
vshappy
62 1.8

Feeling very happy and showing it

is calmer pleasure and contentment instead of overwhelming or public joy
blissful
vshappy
23 3.3

Very happy and free from worry

is ordinary pleasure rather than complete peaceful saturated contentment
jubilant
vshappy
15 5.0

Feeling very happy because of a success or a good event

is general pleasure not tied specifically to success or celebration
gleeful
vshappy
12 1.2

Very happy and excited in a playful way

is calm simple pleasure rather than playful lively delight
elated
vshappy
11 4.0

Feeling very happy and excited because of good news or success

is calmer contentment rather than intense joy mixed with excitement
overjoyed
vshappy
10 2.1

Feeling very happy and excited about something good

is a milder state of pleasure and contentment rather than extreme joy
gratified
vshappy
4 4.0

Feeling pleased and satisfied because you received something you wanted

is broader pleasure or contentment not only tied to receiving what was wanted
exultant
vshappy
  • Formal
3 7.3

Very happy and proud because of a big success

is general contentment rather than triumph linked directly to victory
best pleased
vshappy
1 1.7

Feeling very happy about something

is general pleasure rather than specific intense satisfaction about a result
happy as a lark
vshappy
  • Informal
1 5.5

Feeling very pleased and excited

is normal pleasure and contentment rather than very high carefree spirit
gladsome
vshappy
  • Archaic
1 9.0

Feeling happy and cheerful

is a plain feeling of pleasure rather than lively bright cheer
happy as a pig in mud
vshappy
  • Informal
1 8.2

Feeling very happy and content

is general pleasure rather than an exaggerated colorful expression of contentment
to gladdened
vshappy
3.0

To make someone feel happy

is an internal feeling that can occur without an outside cause
as happy as a jaybird
vshappy
  • Informal
7.5

Feeling very pleased and full of joy

is regular pleasure rather than a vivid idiomatic expression of joy
fulfilled
vshappy
3.2

Feeling happy and satisfied because goals or needs are met

is general pleasure not limited to wishes or goal completion

Antonyms

463 1.0

Feeling sad or not pleased about something

443 1.8

Feeling very unhappy or suffering a lot

Idioms

14 3.4

A group of people who are close and friendly like a loving home

A wish that someone has many more happy days, often on their birthday

happy as a lark
  • Informal
1 5.5

Feeling very pleased and excited

1 8.2

Feeling very happy and content

7.5

Feeling very pleased and full of joy

Compounds

108 1.7

A good finish to a story where things turn out well

45 2.5

A period when a bar or restaurant sells drinks and sometimes food at lower prices

trigger-happy
  • Offensive
16 8.2

Quick to use force without thinking

happy place
  • Informal
15 3.9

A place or memory that makes you feel calm and happy

A person who is cheerful and does not worry about future problems

6 3.9

A middle choice that pleases both sides

1 1.2

The birth of a baby that people celebrate

happy return
  • Archaic
1 5.1

A wish that someone will enjoy many happy birthdays

happy chappy
  • Archaic
1 8.2

A cheerful, friendly man who often smiles

1 8.2

A quick picture taken to show a happy moment

gate-happy
  • Informal
9.6

Feeling very excited while waiting to travel, especially at an airport

A lucky unexpected event that brings something good

happy dispatch
  • Archaic
7.6

A message that gives good news to people

9.8

Being too cheerful and loud, often in church or group meetings

happy murr
  • Archaic
9.9

A soft sound a cat makes when it feels pleased

How Happy

thrilled
171 2.3
delighted
228 1.0
happy
1.0
pleased
936 1.0
content
108 1.0

Surface Forms

happy positive
happier comparative
happiest superlative

Morphology

happy = hap (semi-transparent) = hap + y

The adjective ultimately comes from 'hap' (luck/fortune) + '-y', but the modern sense 'feeling pleasure' is an extension of 'fortunate' and is not transparently predictable from the rare base for most learners.

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.