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- [hap-ee-nis]
- /ˈhæp i nɪs/
- /ˈhæp.i.nəs/
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- [hap-ee-nis]
- /ˈhæp i nɪs/
Definitions of happiness word
- noun happiness the quality or state of being happy. 2
- noun happiness good fortune; pleasure; contentment; joy. 2
- noun happiness contentedness 1
- noun happiness good fortune 1
- noun happiness The state of being happy. 0
- noun happiness The emotion of being happy; joy. 0
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Origin of happiness
First appearance:
before 1520 One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1520-30; happy + -ness
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Happiness
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
happiness popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
happiness usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for happiness
noun happiness
- prosperity — a successful, flourishing, or thriving condition, especially in financial respects; good fortune.
- contentment — Contentment is a feeling of quiet happiness and satisfaction.
- joy — a female given name.
- glee — a squint.
- optimism — a disposition or tendency to look on the more favorable side of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome.
verb happiness
- fractured — the breaking of a bone, cartilage, or the like, or the resulting condition. Compare comminuted fracture, complete fracture, compound fracture, greenstick fracture, simple fracture.
- fracturing — Present participle of fracture.
- split one's sides — to laugh very heartily
- guffawing — Present participle of guffaw.
Antonyms for happiness
noun happiness
- displeasure — dissatisfaction, disapproval, or annoyance.
- dissatisfaction — the state or attitude of not being satisfied; discontent; displeasure.
- sadness — affected by unhappiness or grief; sorrowful or mournful: to feel sad because a close friend has moved away.
- sorrow — distress caused by loss, affliction, disappointment, etc.; grief, sadness, or regret.
- woe — grievous distress, affliction, or trouble: His woe was almost beyond description.
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