happy
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1.0
- adjective
- /ˈhæpi/
- Even the worst day can have a happy ending if one is able to do that.
- a happy ending
- happy and prosperous
- a happy future
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- And I hope that it's a great and happy New year for all of you.
Examples
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We wish you a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year.
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She deserves to have her happy ending.
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But right now I feel kind of happy with how things are looking.
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And I hope that it's a great and happy New year for all of you.
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If that makes them happy, why is that not OK?
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You had a very happy childhood.
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The most important foundation of a happy marriage is that a wife must appreciate and admire her husband.
Academic text (2008) -
I can honestly say that these last few months have been the happiest of my life.
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Without planning it, we've reached that happy point in our careers where duty and financial opportunity meet.
Fiction book (1993) -
After winning the lottery, she felt incredibly happy to finally afford her dream home.
Synonyms
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7.6
Bringing good luck and success
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Likely to bring a good result
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
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3.4
A group of people who are close and friendly like a loving home
Compounds
How Fortunate
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Happy comes from the old word hap, meaning 'luck' or 'chance', and you can see the same root in mishap. So a 'happy' ending is a lucky or fortunate outcome.