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Happy Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Happy? [adj] satisfied; enjoying well-being and contentment; "felt content with her lot"; "quite happy to let things go on as they are" [adj] exaggerated feeling of well-being or elation [adj] well expressed and to the point; "a happy turn of phrase"; "a few well-chosen words"; "a felicitous comment" [adj] marked by good fortune; "a felicitous life"; "a happy outcome" [adj] enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure or good fortune; "a happy smile"; "spent many happy days on the beach"; "a happy marriage" [adj] experiencing pleasure or joy; "happy you are here"; "pleased with the good news" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Happy: blessed \| blissful \| bright \| content(p) \| contented \| elysian \| euphoriant \| euphoric \| expansive \| felicitous \| fortunate \| golden \| halcyon \| joyful \| joyous \| laughing(a) \| paradisaic \| paradisaical \| paradisal \| paradisiac \| paradisiacal \| paradisial \| pleased \| prosperous \| riant \| well-chosen Related Terms \| Find terms related to Happy: a propos \| accepting \| accidental \| ad rem \| adapted \| addled \| advantageous \| advisable \| applicable \| apposite \| appropriate \| apropos \| apt \| at ease \| auspicious \| beaming \| beatific \| beatified \| becoming \| beery \| befitting \| bemused \| beneficial \| benign \| benignant \| besotted \| blessed \| blind drunk \| blissful \| blithe \| blithesome \| bright \| bright and sunny \| capering \| casual \| cheerful \| cheery \| chirping \| civil \| cock-a-hoop \| cogent \| comely \| comfortable \| composed \| congruous \| content \| contented \| convenient \| convincing \| correct \| crapulent \| crapulous \| dancing \| decent \| decorous \| delighted \| desirable \| dizzy \| dovetailing \| drenched \| drunk \| drunken \| easy \| easygoing \| ecstatic \| effective \| effectual \| efficacious \| efficient \| elated \| eupeptic \| euphoric \| exalted \| exhilarated \| expedient \| exuberant \| exultant \| fair \| far-gone \| favorable \| favoring \| feasible \| felicitous \| fit \| fitted \| fitten \| fitting \| flushed \| flushed with joy \| flustered \| fortuitous \| fortunate \| fou \| fructuous \| full \| full of promise \| gay \| geared \| genial \| genteel \| giddy \| glad \| gladsome \| gleeful \| glorious \| glowing \| golden \| good \| gratified \| high \| hopeful \| in good spirits \| in high spirits \| in liquor \| in seventh heaven \| incidental \| inebriate \| inebriated \| inebrious \| inspired \| intoxicated \| irrepressible \| jolly \| joyful \| joyous \| jubilant \| just \| just right \| laughing \| leaping \| lighthearted \| light-hearted \| likely \| lucky \| maudlin \| meet \| mellow \| merry \| meshing \| muddled \| nappy \| nice \| of good cheer \| of good comfort \| of good omen \| of happy portent \| of promise \| on cloud nine \| on the button \| opportune \| optimistic \| overjoyed \| pat \| pleasant \| pleased \| pleased as Punch \| politic \| profitable \| promising \| proper \| propitious \| prosperous \| providential \| purring \| qualified \| radiant \| recommendable \| reconciled \| reeling \| relevant \| resigned \| riant \| right \| ripe \| rosy \| sanguine \| sanguineous \| sans souci \| satisfied \| seasonable \| seemly \| shikker \| singing \| smiling \| smirking \| sodden \| sortable \| sotted \| sparkling \| starry-eyed \| suitable \| suited \| suiting \| sunny \| tailored \| telling \| thrice happy \| thrilled \| tickled pink \| tiddly \| timely \| tipsy \| to be desired \| to the point \| to the purpose \| uncomplaining \| under the influence \| unrepining \| urbane \| useful \| well \| well-chosen \| well-expressed \| well-put \| well-timed \| winsome \| wise \| without care \| worthwhile See Also \| cheerful \| elated \| glad \| happy Happy In Webster's Dictionary \Hap"py\, a. [Compar. {Happier}; superl. {Happiest}.] [From {Hap} chance.] 1. Favored by hap, luck, or fortune; lucky; fortunate; successful; prosperous; satisfying desire; as, a happy expedient; a happy effort; a happy venture; a happy omen. Chymists have been more happy in finding experiments than the causes of them. --Boyle. 2. Experiencing the effect of favorable fortune; having the feeling arising from the consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment; enjoying good of any kind, as peace, tranquillity, comfort; contented; joyous; as, happy hours, happy thoughts. Happy is that people, whose God is the Lord. --Ps. cxliv. 15. The learned is happy Nature to explore, The fool is happy that he knows no more. --Pope. 3. Dexterous; ready; apt; felicitous. One gentleman is happy at a reply, another excels in a in a rejoinder. --Swift. {Happy family}, a collection of animals of different and hostile propensities living peaceably together in one cage. Used ironically of conventional alliances of persons who are in fact mutually repugnant. {Happy-go-lucky}, trusting to hap or luck; improvident; easy-going. ``Happy-go-lucky carelessness.'' --W. Black.

Happy Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Happy?

[adj] satisfied; enjoying well-being and contentment; "felt content with her lot"; "quite happy to let things go on as they are"
[adj] exaggerated feeling of well-being or elation
[adj] well expressed and to the point; "a happy turn of phrase"; "a few well-chosen words"; "a felicitous comment"
[adj] marked by good fortune; "a felicitous life"; "a happy outcome"
[adj] enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure or good fortune; "a happy smile"; "spent many happy days on the beach"; "a happy marriage"
[adj] experiencing pleasure or joy; "happy you are here"; "pleased with the good news"

See Also | cheerful | elated | glad | happy

Happy In Webster's Dictionary

\Hap"py\, a. [Compar. {Happier}; superl. {Happiest}.]
[From {Hap} chance.]
1. Favored by hap, luck, or fortune; lucky; fortunate;
   successful; prosperous; satisfying desire; as, a happy
   expedient; a happy effort; a happy venture; a happy omen.

         Chymists have been more happy in finding experiments
         than the causes of them.              --Boyle.

2. Experiencing the effect of favorable fortune; having the
   feeling arising from the consciousness of well-being or of
   enjoyment; enjoying good of any kind, as peace,
   tranquillity, comfort; contented; joyous; as, happy hours,
   happy thoughts.

         Happy is that people, whose God is the Lord. --Ps.
                                               cxliv. 15.

         The learned is happy Nature to explore, The fool is
         happy that he knows no more.          --Pope.

3. Dexterous; ready; apt; felicitous.

         One gentleman is happy at a reply, another excels in
         a in a rejoinder.                     --Swift.

{Happy family}, a collection of animals of different and
   hostile propensities living peaceably together in one
   cage. Used ironically of conventional alliances of persons
   who are in fact mutually repugnant.

{Happy-go-lucky}, trusting to hap or luck; improvident;
   easy-going. ``Happy-go-lucky carelessness.'' --W. Black.

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