happy
adjective, hap·pi·er, hap·pi·est.
Origin of happy
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cheerful, contented, overjoyed, ecstatic, elated, joyous, delighted, pleased, pleasant, lively, merry, peaceful, upbeat, joyful, glad, jubilant, thrilled, successful, apt, fortunateExamples from the Web for happier
Contemporary Examples of happier
He is ultimately convicted and sentenced to federal prison, creating a happy (or happier) ending in a domestic abuse story.
Happier news is that the other great icon of modern Britishness, Kate's hair, at least held up today.
The answer keeps coming back the same: Childless couples have happier marriages, on average.
If Putin preferred Tolstoy over Dostoevsky, what a happier, more peaceful place Ukraine would be right now.
Hold your breast close to mine And embrace me because it's cold, and I will be happier.
Historical Examples of happier
The tune was familiar to her in happier days, and she listened to it with tears.
PhilotheaLydia Maria Child
I sometimes fancy that the old woman is the happier of the two.
Sunday at Home (From "Twice Told Tales")Nathaniel Hawthorne
And when the news came that he was getting better, his father did not seem the least happier!
Weighed and WantingGeorge MacDonald
Christine saw his approval, and was happier than she had been for weeks.
KMary Roberts Rinehart
Since then—curious as it will no doubt sound—I have been happier.
De ProfundisOscar Wilde