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happy
[hap-ee]
adjective
delighted, pleased, or glad, as over a particular thing.
I'm so happy to see you!
Antonyms: sadcharacterized by or indicative of pleasure, contentment, or joy.
a happy mood;
a happy frame of mind.
willing to be helpful, as with assistance, a contribution, or participation.
We’ll be happy to bring a couple of salads to the party.
favored by fortune; fortunate or lucky.
Our home country is a happy, fruitful land.
(used as part of an expression of good wishes on a special occasion).
Happy Valentine’s Day to my husband.
Happy Birthday, Grandpa!
apt or felicitous, as actions, utterances, or ideas.
Their collaboration was a happy accident.
obsessed by or quick to use the item indicated (usually used in combination).
He was a trigger-happy gangster.
Everybody is gadget-happy these days.
happy
1/ ˈhæpɪ /
adjective
feeling, showing, or expressing joy; pleased
willing
I'd be happy to show you around
causing joy or gladness
fortunate; lucky
the happy position of not having to work
aptly expressed; appropriate
a happy turn of phrase
informal, (postpositive) slightly intoxicated
interjection
( in combination )
happy birthday
happy Christmas
-happy
2combining form
denoting excessive enthusiasm for or devotion to
gun-happy
Other Word Forms
- happiness noun
- happily adverb
- overhappy adjective
- quasi-happy adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of happy1
Word History and Origins
Origin of happy1
Idioms and Phrases
happy as a clam. happy as a clam.
More idioms and phrases containing happy
Example Sentences
Piastri said: "I'm very happy that there's no favouritism or bias."
“This is already for me. I’m so happy to be sitting in this room with so many amazing models and women. The team that put this all together has been amazing. I’m so excited.”
“Life is not perfect,” Maggie tells her vacation friend, “but it is good. And that makes me happy.”
We sink into habits we never really meant to adopt, habits we know are not making us happy or healthy.
Jamie Warren, a member of the family, told the BBC earlier this year he was an "all-round happy kid, who loved his toys".
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Happy describes a feeling of joy, delight, or glee. It also describes something that is related to or shows joy. Happy can describe someone being willing to do something or be helpful. Happy is used in many expressions that wish good tidings to another person. Happy has a few other senses as an adjective.Happy describes feeling really good, as when a person in a good mood that makes them smile. Happiness refers to this positive emotion. Happily means in a happy way.Real-life examples: Everybody has something that makes them happy. Cute animals, presents, compliments, and loved ones make most people feel happy.Used in a sentence: The surprise birthday party really made Abdul happy.Happy also describes something that shows or is related to feelings of happiness and joy.Used in a sentence: The friendly clown had a happy smile. Happy describes someone being willing to do something, especially to help or assist someone else. They don’t think whatever they will do is a problem or a chore.Real-life examples: Many experts are happy to show off their knowledge. Salespeople are often happy to explain things to customers if it means selling more items.Used in a sentence: I’d be happy to give you a ride to the mall since I was going there anyway. The word happy is used in many greetings and expressions that wish a person well or wish that they have a good future.Used in a sentence: Happy birthday!
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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