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overhappy

overhappy

1 5.6
Feeling much happier than usual
  • adjective
  • /ˌoʊvərˈhæpi/
translation icon : exultante
  • The children were overhappy when they discovered that they would get an extra day off school.

Examples

  • Happy, in that we are not overhappy.

    Hamlet (2000)

  • She was so thrilled to see her friends that she felt overhappy during the reunion.

  • After winning the competition, he became overhappy and hugged everyone around him.

Synonyms

happy
vsoverhappy
∞ 1.0

Feeling pleased and content

shows a stronger than usual degree of pleasure
thrilled
vsoverhappy
171 2.3

Feeling very excited and happy

is happier than usual but less focused on intense excitement
joyful
vsoverhappy
70 1.0

Feeling or showing great happiness

is more happy than normal but less strongly heightened in feeling
ecstatic
vsoverhappy
69 4.5

Feeling very happy and excited

is more happy than expected but not necessarily overwhelmingly intense
giddy
vsoverhappy
28 3.0

Very happy and excited to the point of feeling dizzy

is more happy than usual without the dizzy or lightheaded quality
gleeful
vsoverhappy
12 1.2

Very happy and excited in a playful way

is more happy than typical but not necessarily playful or high spirited
overjoyed
vsoverhappy
10 2.1

Feeling very happy and excited about something good

is more happy than usual but less overwhelmingly intense
high on life
vsoverhappy
  • Slang
2 7.5

Feeling very happy and excited for no clear reason

is more happy than expected but not necessarily euphoric or causeless
happy as a pig in mud
vsoverhappy
  • Informal
1 8.2

Feeling very happy and content

is more happy than normal but less idiomatic and intense
overexuberant
vsoverhappy
1 7.5

Being very lively or excited in a way that feels too much

is more happy than usual but focuses on excess cheer rather than mild increase
posolutely ecstatic
vsoverhappy
  • Informal
9.9

Feeling very happy and excited

is more than normal happiness but not always so emphatic or extreme
posilutely thrilled
vsoverhappy
  • Informal
9.9

Feeling very excited and happy

is more happy than usual without the informal exaggerated tone
like a kid on a rollercoaster
vsoverhappy
  • Informal
8.3

Very excited and happy in an obvious way

is more happy than usual but not always so visibly exuberant
overbright
vsoverhappy
6.4

Too cheerful in a way that feels forced or annoying

is more happy than expected but less likely to feel unnatural or annoying

Antonyms

unhappy
463 1.0

Feeling sad or not pleased about something

sorrowful
14 3.6

Feeling very sad because of loss or disappointment

How Happy

ecstatic
69 4.5
overhappy
1 5.6
happy
∞ 1.0
pleased
936 1.0
content
108 1.0

Surface Forms

overhappy positive
overhappier comparative
overhappiest superlative

Morphology

overhappy = happy (transparent) = over + happy

The meaning 'excessively happy' is directly derived from the productive prefix 'over-' (excess) applied to 'happy', so learners familiar with both parts can infer the meaning.

Etymology

Overhappy combines the prefix over- meaning 'too much' and happy meaning 'feeling good'. So it describes someone feeling more joy than usual, like being 'overflowing' with happiness, similar to overjoyed.