HAPPY (happier, happiest)
Dictionary entry overview: What does happy mean?
• HAPPY (adjective)
The adjective HAPPY has 4 senses:
1. enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure or good fortune
2. marked by good fortune
3. eagerly disposed to act or to be of service
4. well expressed and to the point
Familiarity information: HAPPY used as an adjective is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• HAPPY (adjective)
Meaning:
Enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure or good fortune
Context examples:
a happy smile / spent many happy days on the beach / a happy marriage
Similar:
laughing; riant (showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness)
golden; halcyon; prosperous (marked by peace and prosperity)
bright (characterized by happiness or gladness)
blissful (completely happy and contented)
blessed (characterized by happiness and good fortune)
Also:
euphoric (exaggerated feeling of well-being or elation)
felicitous (exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style)
elated (exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits)
content; contented (satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are)
cheerful (being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits)
joyous (full of or characterized by joy)
joyful (full of or producing joy)
glad (showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy)
Attribute:
happiness (emotions experienced when in a state of well-being)
felicity; happiness (state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy)
Antonym:
unhappy (experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent)
Meaning:
Marked by good fortune
Synonyms:
felicitous; happy
Context examples:
a felicitous life / a happy outcome
Similar:
fortunate (having unexpected good fortune)
Meaning:
Eagerly disposed to act or to be of service
Synonyms:
glad; happy
Context example:
glad to help
Similar:
willing (disposed or inclined toward)
Meaning:
Well expressed and to the point
Synonyms:
well-chosen; happy
Context examples:
a happy turn of phrase / a few well-chosen words
Similar:
felicitous (exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style)
