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happy en · ADJ

Pronunciation

(General-American) audio
/ˈhapɪ/ (Scotland)
/ˈhɛpi/ (New-Zealand)
(General-American) audio
(Australia) audio
/ˈhape/ (Scotland)
/ˈhapɪj/ (British, Southern, Standard)
/ˈhapi/ (Scotland)
(Received-Pronunciation) audio
/ˈhæpi/ (Australia, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kob-der. Proto-Germanic *hampą Old Norse happbor. Middle English hap Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y Middle English happy English happy From Middle English happy (“fortunate, happy”), perhaps an alteration of Middle English happyn, happen (“fortunate, happy”), possibly related to or from Old Norse heppinn (“fortunate, happy”); and potentially assimilated to be equivalent to hap (“chance, luck, fortune”) + -y. Compare also Icelandic heppinn (“lucky”), Faroese heppin (“fortunate, lucky, happy”), Norwegian Nynorsk heppen (“lucky”), Scots happin (“fortunate, blessed”). See further at hap.

Meanings

Having a feeling arising from a consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment; enjoying good of any kind, such as comfort, peace, or tranquillity; blissful, contented, joyous.
- Happy is that people that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the Lord. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Psalms 144:15:
- But since the happy are sufficient to themselves they have no need of friends; and hence it is said, 1807, “That the Happy Man has Need of Worthy Friends”, in William Bridgman, transl., The Paraphrase of an Anonymous Greek Writer, (hitherto Published Under the Name of Andronicus Rhodius) on the Nicomachean Ethics of Aristotle, London: Charles Whittingham, →OCLC, book IX, page 415:
- While they are in this state striving perhaps to render their fellow beings more happy, of whatever sect or denomination they may be, they meet with one or more persons who undertake to convert their mere cold belief in religious doctrines—which is at best little better than mere morality—into real effective religion, a religion that will move the tongue. 1829, Charles Knowlton, “On the Passions”, in Elements of Modern Materialism: Inculcating the Idea of a Future State, in which All Will be More Happy, under whatever Circumstances They May be Placed than if They Experienced No Misery in this Life, Adams: A. Oakey, →OCLC, page 324:
- For the moſt happy univerſe is not one that conſiſts of the greateſt poſſible number of the moſt happy beings only ;[…] 1731, Thomas Bayes, Divine Benevolence, London, page 73:
- Because I’m happy Clap along if you know what happiness is to you Because I’m happy Clap along if you feel like that’s what you wanna do 2013 November 21, Pharrell Williams, “Happy”, in Girl, performed by Pharrell Williams:
- In different ways, therefore, for many pupils, whether they benefit greatly from the system, or just 'get by', or are 'bored stiff' by the lessons, or for the most part are completely rebellious, schooldays do often appear to be 'the happiest days'. 1990, Peter Woods, “Laughing at School”, in The Happiest Days?: How Pupils Cope With Schools, Basingstoke: The Falmer Press, Taylor & Francis, →ISBN, page 182:
- A happy birthday to you, A happy birthday to you, A happy birthday, dear Roy, A happy birthday to you. 1901, Edith Goodyear Alger, “Roy’s Birthday”, in A Primer of Work and Play, Boston: D. C. Heath and Company, →OCLC, page 49:
- Happye are thy men, and happie are these thy seruantes[…] 1535 October 14 (Gregorian calendar), Myles Coverdale, transl., Biblia: The Byble, […] (Coverdale Bible), [Cologne or Marburg]: [Eucharius Cervicornus and Johannes Soter?], →OCLC, II. Cronicles ix:[7], folio xcv, recto, column 1:
- Whate’er the Paſſion, Knowledge, Fame, or Pelf, Not one will change his Neighbour with himſelf. The Learn’d are happy, Nature to explore ; The Fool is happy, that he knows no more ; The Rich are happy in the plenty given ; The Poor contents him with the Care of Heaven. 1733, [Alexander Pope], An Essay on Man. […], epistle II, London: […] J[ohn] Wilford, […], →OCLC, page 17:
- Music makes me feel happy.
- People who believe that a better life awaits us after this one would appear to have secured a happier ending, even before they come close to the end. There is little to be afraid of if you're armed with the promise of a wonderful future. Death is only a portal to greater joy. 2014, Erica Brown, “Pondering the Afterlife”, in Happier Endings: A Meditation on Life and Death, New York: Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 49:
(of people) Experiencing the effect of favourable fortune; favored by fortune or luck; fortunate, lucky.
- […] I think I may presume that what I have hitherto Diſcourſed will induce you to think, that Chymists have been much more happy in finding Experiments than the Cauſes of them; or in aſſigning the Principles by which they may beſt be explain’d. 1661, Robert Boyle, “The Conclusion”, in The Sceptical Chymist, London: J. Cadwell, →OCLC, page 429:
- "Historians, you think," said Miss Tilney, "are not happy in their flights of fancy. They display imagination without raising interest. […]" 1803 (date written), [Jane Austen], chapter XIV, in Northanger Abbey; published in Northanger Abbey: And Persuasion. […], volume I, London: John Murray, […], 20 December 1817 (indicated as 1818), →OCLC, page 256:
(archaic, of people) Experiencing the effect of favourable fortune; favored by fortune or luck; fortunate, lucky. ▸ Elect or saved after death, blessed.
- How fares it with the happy dead? 1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto XLIII”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 66:
Content, willing, satisfied (with or to do something); having no objection (to something).
- This wave of "financial innovation" led to rapid growth in subprime lending, which was enhanced on the demand side by the housing boom and general asset price bubble. While the party lasted everyone was happy. Mortgage lenders were happy to lend and keep subprime loans off their books via securitization. Issuers of ABSs were happy to get their commissions. Borrowers were happy to get loans without scrutiny. Investors were happy to acquire assets that were "risk-free" and offered a return of hundreds of basis points over that offered by US Treasuries. 2016, Imad A. Moosa, “The Post-crisis Regulatory Landscape: An Overview”, in Contemporary Issues in the Post-crisis Regulatory Landscape, Singapore: World Scientific, →ISBN, page 8:
- Are you happy to pay me back by the end of the week?
- Yes, I am happy with the decision.
- A strong acid is also a substance whose conjugate base (obviously a weak base) is quite happy with the excess electrons it got from that bond. 2007, Iver David Reingold, “Substitution Reactions”, in Organic Chemistry, or, “The Happy Carbon”: An Introduction Emphasizing Biological Connections, Delhi: Indo American Books, →ISBN, page 308:
- A Christian may be happier in low circumstances, than in high ones. He may be happier without rich friends, than with them. He may be happier in loneliness, than in a crowd of flatterers. He may be happier under reproach, than when riding on the spring-tide of popularity. He may be happier with hard work, than in a life of ease. He may be happier with coarse and scanty food, than with tables of luxury. He may be happier in sickness and persecution, than in health and quietness. 1844, “Patience and Perseverance”, in Joseph Barker, editor, The Christian, volume 1, number 14, London: Chapman, →OCLC, page 314:
(of acts, qualifier:events; speech; events; speech, usually) Bringing or being an instance of favourable fortune; apt, felicitous, fortunate, propitious.
- happy coincidence
- The UK’s earliest reactors – a type called Magnox – were set up to harvest plutonium for bombs; the electricity was a happy byproduct. 2022 December 15, Samanth Subramanian, “Dismantling Sellafield: the epic task of shutting down a nuclear site”, in The Guardian:
- ‘I had the happy notion of adding an egg,’ Williams shouted back. ‘It poaches in the soup. Not unlike an Italian stracciatella. Singularly toothsome.[…]’ 1991 September, Stephen Fry, chapter 2, in The Liar, London: Heinemann, →ISBN, section I, page 41:
- The common privilege of your ſex affords you the happy opportunity of alleviating your ſorrows by communicating your ſentiments and feelings to some faithful friend; but to women, even this relief is rigidly denied, and, bound by the harſh reſtraints which the delicacy and reſerve of female natures have impoſed, I muſt bear the ſecret of my ſorrows with painful ſilence. 1792, James Thomson, “Letter XXXI. From the Hon. Miss Wilton to Mr. Benfield.”, in The Denial; or, The Happy Retreat, 2nd corr. edition, volume 1, London, →OCLC, page 185:
- When happy events coincide, that is a happy coincidence. But the coincidence of baneful events is a happy coincidence too. 1990, Jean Baudrillard, translated by Chris Turner, Cool Memories, London; New York, N.Y.: Verso Books, →ISBN, page 138:
- You would, even by this most favourable result, be at best only replaced in the situation, and restored to the happy opportunity which you at present possess:[…] 1804, [James Stephen], The Opportunity; or, Reasons for an Immediate Alliance with St. Domingo, London: Charles Whittingham, →OCLC, page 101:
(in-compounds) Favoring or inclined to use.
- slaphappy, trigger-happy
- “Baby, I was a loser / Several years on the dole / An Englishman with a very high voice / Doing rock ’n’ roll,” sings falsetto-happy frontman Justin Hawkins at the start of “Every Inch Of You,” Hot Cakes’ opener. 2012 August 21, Jason Heller, “The Darkness: Hot Cakes [music review]”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 24 Aug 2012:
- We live in a sue-happy society. If Santa slides off your roof and busts his tailbone, he could sue you, and probably will. 2002, Dan Benson, “Stupid Mistake #9: Following Fads vs. Staying the Course”, in 12 Stupid Mistakes People Make with Their Money, Nashville, Tenn.: Thomas Nelson, →ISBN, page 128:
(followed by "at" or "in", of people, often, rare) Dexterous, ready, skilful.
- For inſtance, one lady can give an anſwer better than aſk a queſtion: one gentleman is happy at a reply; another excels in a rejoinder: one can revive a languiſhing converſation by a ſudden ſurpriſing ſentence; another is more dextrous in ſeconding; a third can fill the gap with laughing, or commending what has been ſaid. 1761, Simon Wagstaff [pseudonym; Jonathan Swift], A Complete Collection of Genteel and Ingenious Conversation, Edinburgh, introduction, page iii:
Implying “May you have a happy ⁓” or similar; used in phrases to wish someone happiness or good fortune at the time of a festival, celebration, or other event or activity.
- Happy job-hunting!
- Happy birthday!
- Happy Fourth of July!
- Happy anniversary!

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
happiest	Degree=Sup		lexicographic
happie		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic
happier	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic
most happy	Degree=Sup		lexicographic
more happy	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic

Translations (419)

he מאושר (contented, joyous) · ca satisfet (content (to do something); having no objection (to something)) · fr bienheureuse (contented, joyous) · izh onnelikas (contented, joyous) · pl szczęśliwy (contented, joyous) · sk šťastný (apt, felicitous, fortunate, propitious) · fr heureux (contented, joyous) · alt урматту (contented, joyous) · fr satisfaite (content (to do something); having no objection (to something)) · arz منشكح (contented, joyous) · cmn 高興 /高兴 (contented, joyous) · fi tyytyväinen (contented, joyous) · pl radosny (contented, joyous) · ms suka hati (contented, joyous) · ja 幸運な (fortunate, lucky) · bn খুশি (contented, joyous) · oc satisfach (fortunate, lucky) · lou èrè (contented, joyous) · oc content (contented, joyous) · rm cuntaint (contented, joyous) · fi halukas (content (to do something); having no objection (to something)) · hi प्रसन्न (contented, joyous) · af slim (apt, felicitous, fortunate, propitious) · pt feliz (content (to do something); having no objection (to something)) · cs radostný (contented, joyous) · kgp mrir (contented, joyous) · lt laimingas (fortunate, lucky) · lou gé (contented, joyous) · oc benastruc (fortunate, lucky) · ro fericit (contented, joyous) · eo kun plezuro (content (to do something); having no objection (to something)) · eo vole (content (to do something); having no objection (to something)) · sh srećan (fortunate, lucky) · no lykkelig (contented, joyous) · ckb دڵ خۆش (contented, joyous) · tr kutlu (fortunate, lucky) · pt feliz (fortunate, lucky) · ast gayasperu (contented, joyous) · fi aulis (apt, felicitous, fortunate, propitious) · af kundig (apt, felicitous, fortunate, propitious) · fi kätevä (apt, felicitous, fortunate, propitious) · ro fericit (apt, felicitous, fortunate, propitious) · ru счастли́вый (contented, joyous) · hi प्रसन्न (fortunate, lucky) · fr heureux (fortunate, lucky) · lad alegre (contented, joyous) · fr content (content (to do something); having no objection (to something)) · uz xushhol (contented, joyous) · th ดีใจ (contented, joyous) · bg удачен (fortunate, lucky) · az bəxtiyar (contented, joyous) · sv glad (contented, joyous) · yua kiimak ool (contented, joyous) · ccc pya'kijnani (contented, joyous) · izh osalliin (contented, joyous) · lad mazalozo (fortunate, lucky) · sh срећан (contented, joyous) · cy hapus (contented, joyous) · my ရွှင်ပျ (contented, joyous) · kix mōnglīng (contented, joyous) · ka საბედნიერო (apt, felicitous, fortunate, propitious) · ota سرخوش (contented, joyous) · sk spokojný (content (to do something); having no objection (to something)) · el ευχαριστημένος (contented, joyous) · fr chanceux (fortunate, lucky) · fi suostuvainen (content (to do something); having no objection (to something)) · es feliz (contented, joyous) · oc urós (contented, joyous) · yi צופֿרידן (contented, joyous) · el ευτυχής (fortunate, lucky) · enm wynne (contented, joyous) · oc astruc (fortunate, lucky) · fr satisfait (content (to do something); having no objection (to something)) · no heldig (fortunate, lucky) · gd àghmhor (contented, joyous) · ang ġesǣliġ (fortunate, lucky) · yi פֿריילעך (contented, joyous) · ca content (contented, joyous) · sco blithe (contented, joyous) · it lieto (contented, joyous) · txb sākre (contented, joyous) · az bəxtəvər (fortunate, lucky) · io felica (contented, joyous) · sl srečen (fortunate, lucky) · mn жаргалтай (contented, joyous) · lad felis (contented, joyous) · af bly (contented, joyous) · lou konten (contented, joyous) · ur سکھی (contented, joyous) · vi vui lòng (content (to do something); having no objection (to something)) · no glad (contented, joyous) · mn азтай (contented, joyous) · ur پرسن (contented, joyous) · sh sretan (fortunate, lucky) · sh срећан (fortunate, lucky) · pl szczęśliwy (fortunate, lucky) · ja 幸せな (contented, joyous) · ast contentu (contented, joyous) · it soddisfatto (content (to do something); having no objection (to something)) · pms felice (contented, joyous) · kpv шуда (contented, joyous) · da heldig (fortunate, lucky) · oc urós (apt, felicitous, fortunate, propitious) · uz xursand (contented, joyous) · ro bucuros (contented, joyous) · oc joiós (contented, joyous) · izh onnekas (fortunate, lucky) · id untung (fortunate, lucky) · is hamingjusamur (contented, joyous) · af handig (apt, felicitous, fortunate, propitious) · ko 기뻐하다 (contented, joyous) · ky ырыстуу (contented, joyous) · eo feliĉa (apt, felicitous, fortunate, propitious) · fa خوش (contented, joyous) · lt laimingas (contented, joyous) · da lykkelig (contented, joyous) · cs spokojený (content (to do something); having no objection (to something)) · th ยินดี (content (to do something); having no objection (to something)) · fi onnellinen (contented, joyous) · hy ուրախ (contented, joyous) · vi vui (contented, joyous) · lad mazaludo (fortunate, lucky) · arz مبسوط (contented, joyous) · ar فَرِح (contented, joyous) · mk радосен (contented, joyous) · ko 운좋은 (fortunate, lucky) · ur خوش (contented, joyous) · kk бақытты (contented, joyous) · nl handig (apt, felicitous, fortunate, propitious) · nl gelukkig (fortunate, lucky) · fur feliç (contented, joyous) · ky бактылуу (contented, joyous) · fi hyvä (fortunate, lucky) · vi hạnh phúc (fortunate, lucky) · de froh (contented, joyous) · uk щасли́вий (contented, joyous) · te ప్రశాంతం (contented, joyous) · sh zadovoljan (content (to do something); having no objection (to something)) · el ευτυχής (apt, felicitous, fortunate, propitious) · ga sonasach (fortunate, lucky) · cy da (may you have a happy) · fo glaður (contented, joyous) · oc urós (content (to do something); having no objection (to something)) · te అదృవ్ష్టవంతమైన (fortunate, lucky) · sv lycklig (contented, joyous) · lmo felice (contented, joyous) · af gelukkig (fortunate, lucky) · ba бәхетле (contented, joyous) · ce реза (contented, joyous) · oc fortunós (fortunate, lucky) · te ప్రసన్నత (contented, joyous) · az xoşbəxt (contented, joyous) · nan-hbl 快樂 /快乐 (contented, joyous) · fr prête (content (to do something); having no objection (to something)) · bcl maugma (contented, joyous) · oc satisfach (content (to do something); having no objection (to something)) · rup ambar (contented, joyous) · oc gaujós (contented, joyous) · ast gayoleru (contented, joyous) · uk щасли́вий (apt, felicitous, fortunate, propitious) · az səadətli (contented, joyous) · gl ledo (contented, joyous) · ang blīþe (contented, joyous) · gl afortunado (fortunate, lucky) · scn filici (contented, joyous) · nan-hbl 歡喜 /欢喜 (contented, joyous) · clt nuo (contented, joyous) · is heppilegur (fortunate, lucky) · ckb بەختەوەر (fortunate, lucky) · fr joyeux (may you have a happy) · ko 행복하다 (contented, joyous) · lb glécklech (fortunate, lucky) · rom baxtale (contented, joyous) · it fortunato (fortunate, lucky) · cs šťastný (fortunate, lucky) · kw lowen (contented, joyous) · nb fornøyd (content (to do something); having no objection (to something)) · pdt schaftich (contented, joyous) · ar سَعِيد (contented, joyous) · fr bienheureux (contented, joyous) · sv lyckad (fortunate, lucky) · ga sona (contented, joyous) · cmn 幸福 (contented, joyous) · pdt freelich (contented, joyous) · gl feliz (contented, joyous) · as সুখী (contented, joyous) · la laetus (contented, joyous) · tl maligaya (may you have a happy) · hu elégedett (content (to do something); having no objection (to something)) · to fiefia (contented, joyous) · lad afortunado (fortunate, lucky) · sq i lumtur (contented, joyous) · bg ра́достен (contented, joyous) · tpw oryb (contented, joyous) · oc benaürat (fortunate, lucky) · el χαρούμενος (contented, joyous) · lo ກະເຈາະກະຈອກ (contented, joyous) · gd sona (contented, joyous) · ltg laimeigs (contented, joyous) · sk rád (contented, joyous) · de fröhlich (contented, joyous) · he שָׂמֵחַ (contented, joyous) · rhg kúci (contented, joyous) · ka ბედნიერი (contented, joyous) · ga séanmhar (fortunate, lucky) · otk 𐰴𐰆𐱃𐰞𐰆𐰍 (fortunate, lucky) · fr contente (content (to do something); having no objection (to something)) · fa خشنود (content (to do something); having no objection (to something)) · km សប្បាយ (fortunate, lucky) · sw furahifu (contented, joyous) · mzn خار (contented, joyous) · gd toilichte (contented, joyous) · ky ырыстуу (fortunate, lucky) · acw مبسوط (contented, joyous) · nl kundig (apt, felicitous, fortunate, propitious) · ca feliç (content (to do something); having no objection (to something)) · tr mutlu (contented, joyous) · pdt froo (contented, joyous) · cmn 快樂 /快乐 (contented, joyous) · sv gynnsam (fortunate, lucky) · ckb خەنی (contented, joyous) · be ра́дасны (contented, joyous) · ru ра́достный (contented, joyous) · rom baxtali (contented, joyous) · af gelukkig (contented, joyous) · it contento (content (to do something); having no objection (to something)) · fr heureux (apt, felicitous, fortunate, propitious) · ht kontan (contented, joyous) · grc εὐτυχής (fortunate, lucky) · oc benaürat (apt, felicitous, fortunate, propitious) · lus vannei (fortunate, lucky) · fi hyvä (may you have a happy) · qu kusi (contented, joyous) · nl gelukkig (contented, joyous) · ja 幸福な (contented, joyous) · yue 高興 /高兴 (contented, joyous) · hu szerencsés (fortunate, lucky) · lij feliçe (contented, joyous) · ja 嬉しい (contented, joyous) · de glücklich (fortunate, lucky) · lv laimīgs (contented, joyous) · vo fredik (contented, joyous) · rm alleger (contented, joyous) · tl masaya (fortunate, lucky) · oc benastrat (fortunate, lucky) · es afortunado (fortunate, lucky) · pt feliz (contented, joyous) · rm ventiraivel (contented, joyous) · uz baxtiyor (contented, joyous) · es alacre (contented, joyous) · nl blij (contented, joyous) · la felix (fortunate, lucky) · sh сретан (fortunate, lucky) · fy bliid (contented, joyous) · lad felis (fortunate, lucky) · ca alegre (contented, joyous) · be шчаслі́вы (contented, joyous) · eu pozik (contented, joyous) · ar مَحْظُوظ (fortunate, lucky) · vi hạnh phúc (contented, joyous) · oc urós (fortunate, lucky) · fa شاد (contented, joyous) · sq i kënaqur (contented, joyous) · tg хушбахт (contented, joyous) · id senang (contented, joyous) · kea filís (contented, joyous) · ca afortunat (fortunate, lucky) · izh hyvämeeliin (contented, joyous) · oc satisfait (content (to do something); having no objection (to something)) · nrf heûtheux (contented, joyous) · fr heureuse (contented, joyous) · sh задовољан (content (to do something); having no objection (to something)) · osp felix (fortunate, lucky) · af tevrede (content (to do something); having no objection (to something)) · fr contente (contented, joyous) · it contento (contented, joyous) · cy dedwydd (contented, joyous) · vi may (fortunate, lucky) · tg хушҳол (contented, joyous) · hu meg van elégedve (content (to do something); having no objection (to something)) · es feliz (fortunate, lucky) · mt kuntenti (contented, joyous) · ga áthasach (contented, joyous) · az məsud (contented, joyous) · io fortunoza (fortunate, lucky) · frr bliir (contented, joyous) · pt contente (content (to do something); having no objection (to something)) · alt ырысту (contented, joyous) · da glad (contented, joyous) · af gelukkig (content (to do something); having no objection (to something)) · tpw ory (contented, joyous) · az şən (contented, joyous) · nl bedreven (apt, felicitous, fortunate, propitious) · sl srečen (contented, joyous) · sk rada (contented, joyous) · cs šťastný (contented, joyous) · ru уда́чный (fortunate, lucky) · tt бәхетле (contented, joyous) · mk среќен (contented, joyous) · th มีความสุข (contented, joyous) · ca feliç (fortunate, lucky) · fr content (contented, joyous) · nl tevreden (content (to do something); having no objection (to something)) · la beatus (contented, joyous) · gv maynrey (contented, joyous) · rup hãrios (contented, joyous) · vi mừng (contented, joyous) · bg доволен (content (to do something); having no objection (to something)) · fj marau (contented, joyous) · ms gembira (contented, joyous) · ja 運のよい (fortunate, lucky) · ota قوتلو (fortunate, lucky) · nrf heûtheux (fortunate, lucky) · az bəxtli (fortunate, lucky) · lus hlim (contented, joyous) · hu boldog (contented, joyous) · kk базарлы (contented, joyous) · fi onnekas (fortunate, lucky) · am ደስተኛ (contented, joyous) · tl suwerte (fortunate, lucky) · ml സന്തോഷിപ്പിക്കുന്ന (contented, joyous) · ro fericit (may you have a happy) · eo kontenta pri (content (to do something); having no objection (to something)) · haw hauʻoli (contented, joyous) · dlm alegr (contented, joyous) · bg щастли́в (contented, joyous) · rom baxtalo (contented, joyous) · kw lowen (content (to do something); having no objection (to something)) · bg уда́чен (apt, felicitous, fortunate, propitious) · rm cuntent (contented, joyous) · mt ferħan (contented, joyous) · ga sona (fortunate, lucky) · de zufrieden (contented, joyous) · alt ырысту (fortunate, lucky) · pl zadowolony (content (to do something); 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happy en · NOUN

Pronunciation

(General-American) audio
/ˈhapɪ/ (Scotland)
/ˈhɛpi/ (New-Zealand)
(General-American) audio
(Australia) audio
/ˈhape/ (Scotland)
/ˈhapɪj/ (British, Southern, Standard)
/ˈhapi/ (Scotland)
(Received-Pronunciation) audio
/ˈhæpi/ (Australia, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

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(informal, rare) A happy event, thing, person, etc.
- The strike split the Chicano community. Many workers at Farah crossed picket lines and continued to keep the plant operating. They were known as the "happies" because they wore buttons which featured a smiling face and the slogan, "I'm happy at Farah. …" 1994, Lauri Coyle, Gail Hershatter, Emily Honig, “‘Why Did I Put Up With It All These Years’: The Farah Strike”, in Maxine Schwartz Seller, editor, Immigrant Women (SUNY Series in Ethnicity and Race in American Life), 2nd rev. edition, Albany, N.Y.: State University of New York Press, →ISBN, page 290:

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Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
happies	Number=Plur		lexicographic

happy en · VERB

Pronunciation

(General-American) audio
/ˈhapɪ/ (Scotland)
/ˈhɛpi/ (New-Zealand)
(General-American) audio
(Australia) audio
/ˈhape/ (Scotland)
/ˈhapɪj/ (British, Southern, Standard)
/ˈhapi/ (Scotland)
(Received-Pronunciation) audio
/ˈhæpi/ (Australia, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

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(informal, intransitive) Often followed by up: to become happy; to brighten up, to cheer up.
- [H]e smiled […] then asked my name. He checked it against his clipboard then sadly shook his head as if he'd been rejected himself. Told him I was looking for employment and he happied up again, able to help by directing me to apply at the front office, that the doors were on the Gower Street side. 2016 July 18, Wayne Kaatz, chapter 11, in Stuck on Earth, Bloomington, Ind.: Archway Publishing, →ISBN:
- Whenever I started drinking again after abstaining for any period of time, it usually was an effort to relieve stress and to "happy up." 2001, John L. Bullion, “Jokes”, in In the Boat with LBJ, Plano, Tex.: Republic of Texas Press, →ISBN, page 294:
(informal, transitive) Often followed by up: to make happy; to brighten, to cheer, to enliven.
- […] [William] Glasser would probably say that happy people are "happying" themselves by choosing behaviors that help them to feel happy (working at their relationships, engaging in productive work activities, participating in desired recreational activities, etc.). 2015 October 26, Nickolas Martin, Ego Therapy: A Method for Healing Your Whole Self, Bloomington, Ind.: Balboa Press, Hay House, →ISBN:
- People really didn't want their Party Motivators in their photos, anonymous dancers, happying up the place. It spooked them. 2007, Mireille Juchau, “Sanctuary”, in Burning In, Artarmon, N.S.W.: Giramondo Publishing for the Writing & Society Research Group, University of Western Sydney, →ISBN, page 201:

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Spelling	Features	Source
happying	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
happies	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres	lexicographic
happied	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
happied	Tense=Past	lexicographic

Synonyms

bright · warm the cockles of someone's heart · elevate · perk up · blithen · cheer up · beatify · laetificate · elate · happify · hearten · enrapture · bright · happy · gladden · upcheer · begladden · perk up · content · light up · warm someone's heart · gratify · exhilarate · cheer up · cheer up · blissen · delight · rejoice · cherish · gay · gladden someone's heart · liven up · happify · cheer · raise someone's spirits · fain · turn the frown upside down · chirk · fetch · jollify · please · enbliss · make someone's day · perk up

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happy en · ADJ

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happy en · NOUN

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happy en · VERB

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