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| 1. | [ adjective ] enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure or good fortune | |
| Examples: | "a happy smile" "spent many happy days on the beach" "a happy marriage" |
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| Related terms: | unhappy golden blissful laughing bright joyful blessed elysian halcyon glad contented joyous cheerful euphoric felicitous elated joyful happiness happiness | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] experiencing pleasure or joy | |
| Synonyms: | pleased | |
| Examples: | "happy you are here" "pleased with the good news" |
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| Related terms: | glad | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] marked by good fortune | |
| Synonyms: | felicitous | |
| Examples: | "a felicitous life" "a happy outcome" |
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| Related terms: | fortunate | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] satisfied; enjoying well-being and contentment | |
| Synonyms: | content | |
| Examples: | "felt content with her lot" "quite happy to let things go on as they are" |
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| Related terms: | contented | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] well expressed and to the point | |
| Synonyms: | well-chosen | |
| Examples: | "a happy turn of phrase" "a few well-chosen words" "a felicitous comment" |
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| Related terms: | felicitous | |
| 6. | [ adjective ] well expressed and to the point | |
| Synonyms: | well-chosen | |
| Examples: | "a happy turn of phrase" "a few well-chosen words" "a felicitous comment" |
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| Related terms: | felicitous | |
| 7. | [ adjective ] exaggerated feeling of well-being or elation | |
| Synonyms: | euphoric | |
| Related terms: | dysphoric euphoriant expansive elated | |
| Similar spelling: |
Happ hap Havey Haffey |
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