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- [hap-ee]
- /ˈhæp i/
- /ˈhæpi/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hap-ee]
- /ˈhæp i/
Definitions of happy word
- adjective happy delighted, pleased, or glad, as over a particular thing: to be happy to see a person. 1
- adjective happy characterized by or indicative of pleasure, contentment, or joy: a happy mood; a happy frame of mind. 1
- adjective happy favored by fortune; fortunate or lucky: a happy, fruitful land. See Synonym Study at fortunate. 1
- adjective happy apt or felicitous, as actions, utterances, or ideas. 1
- adjective happy obsessed by or quick to use the item indicated (usually used in combination): a trigger-happy gangster. Everybody is gadget-happy these days. 1
- noun happy Feeling or showing pleasure or contentment. 1
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Origin of happy
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1300-50; See origin at hap1, -y1
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Parts of speech for Happy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
happy popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% 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".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for happy
adj happy
- cheerful — Someone who is cheerful is happy and shows this in their behaviour.
- contented — If you are contented, you are satisfied with your life or the situation you are in.
- overjoyed — to cause to feel great joy or delight; elate: It overjoys me to hear of your good fortune. I was overjoyed at her safe arrival.
- ecstatic — of, relating to, or characterized by ecstasy or a state of sudden, intense, overpowering emotion: an ecstatic frenzy; ecstatic cheering for the winning team.
- joyous — joyful; happy; jubilant: the joyous sounds of children at play.
adjective happy
- exultant — Triumphantly happy.
- cheery — If you describe a person or their behaviour as cheery, you mean that they are cheerful and happy.
- jovial — endowed with or characterized by a hearty, joyous humor or a spirit of good-fellowship: a wonderfully jovial host.
- elated — Extremely happy and excited; delighted; pleased.
- captivated — Simple past tense and past participle of captivate.
Antonyms for happy
adj happy
- melancholy — sober thoughtfulness; pensiveness.
- upset — to overturn: to upset a pitcher of milk.
- disappointed — depressed or discouraged by the failure of one's hopes or expectations: a disappointed suitor.
- sorrowful — full of or feeling sorrow; grieved; sad.
- unfriendly — not amicable; not friendly or kindly in disposition; unsympathetic; aloof: an unfriendly coldness of manner.
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