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BNC: 777 COCA: 747

happy

happy /ˈhæpi/ adjective
happier; happiest
happy
/ˈhæpi/
adjective
happier; happiest
Learner's definition of HAPPY
: feeling pleasure and enjoyment because of your life, situation, etc.感到快乐的
: showing or causing feelings of pleasure and enjoyment显得快乐的;使人快乐的
not used before a noun : pleased or glad about a particular situation, event, etc.(对…表示)高兴,开心
: very willing to do something乐意效劳;乐意做某事usually followed by to + verb通常接动词不定式
used as part of a greeting or wish for someone on a special holiday or occasion用作特定节日或场合的祝愿语
always used before a noun : lucky or fortunate幸运的;运气好的
always used before a noun : fitting or suitable恰当的;得体的

(as) happy as a clam

see 1clam

happy medium

see 1medium

happy returns

see 2return
see also trigger-happy
BNC: 777 COCA: 747

happy

adjective

hap·​py ˈha-pē How to pronounce happy (audio)
happier; happiest
1
: favored by luck or fortune : fortunate
a happy coincidence
2
: notably fitting, effective, or well adapted : felicitous
a happy choice
3
a
: enjoying or characterized by well-being and contentment
is the happiest person I know
a happy childhood
b
: expressing, reflecting, or suggestive of happiness
a happy ending
c
: glad, pleased
I'm happy to meet you
d
: having or marked by an atmosphere of good fellowship : friendly
a happy office
4
a
: characterized by a dazed irresponsible state
a punch-happy boxer
b
: impulsively or obsessively quick to use or do something
trigger-happy
c
: enthusiastic about something to the point of obsession : obsessed
education-conscious and statistic-happy Helen Rowen
Choose the Right Synonym for happy

lucky, fortunate, happy, providential mean meeting with unforeseen success.

lucky stresses the agency of chance in bringing about a favorable result.

won because of a lucky bounce

fortunate suggests being rewarded beyond one's deserts.

fortunate in my investments

happy combines the implications of lucky and fortunate with stress on being blessed.

a series of happy accidents

providential more definitely implies the help or intervention of a higher power.

a providential change in the weather

fit, suitable, meet, proper, appropriate, fitting, apt, happy, felicitous mean right with respect to some end, need, use, or circumstance.

fit stresses adaptability and sometimes special readiness for use or action.

fit for battle

suitable implies an answering to requirements or demands.

clothes suitable for camping

meet suggests a just proportioning.

meet payment

proper suggests a suitability through essential nature or accordance with custom.

proper acknowledgement

appropriate implies eminent or distinctive fitness.

an appropriate gift

fitting implies harmony of mood or tone.

a fitting end

apt connotes a fitness marked by nicety and discrimination.

apt quotations

happy suggests what is effectively or successfully appropriate.

a happy choice of words

felicitous suggests an aptness that is opportune, telling, or graceful.

a felicitous phrase

Example Sentences

She was a very happy child. You don't look happy. What's the problem? We're all one big, happy family here. I'd do anything to make her happy. I could hear the children's happy laughter in the other room. She had a very happy childhood. They've had a very happy marriage. I was glad the movie had a happy ending. We are so happy that you were able to come to the party. They are not at all happy about the rise in taxes. See More
Recent Examples on the Web The actor said Hooper was happy after only five or six takes, but Redmayne was determined to push himself to the brink in his performances. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 16 Sep. 2022 Or feeling jealous of those who are in happy relationships? Annie Lane, cleveland, 16 Sep. 2022 Metil, who is 202-74 in 10 seasons, passed Cathy Cain, who compiled a 201-143 record from 1989 to 1998, and the players were happy to help him gain that achievement. Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 16 Sep. 2022 When my son is home from school being a mini tornado and my stress levels are high, my managers are happy to move deadlines or give me a day or two off. Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 16 Sep. 2022 The adoption consultants at Friends for Life Animal Rescue would be happy to elaborate on what this diagnosis means for P. Hatcher and the family that adopts him. The Republic, The Arizona Republic, 16 Sep. 2022 Two of the lifelong habits of older people who are both happy and well are continuous learning and healthy exercise. Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2022 Investors also aren’t happy after Tuesday morning’s downer of an inflation report from the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. James Freeman, WSJ, 13 Sep. 2022 But after the play, coach Mario Cristobal was not happy. Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from hap

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of happy was in the 14th century
BNC: 777 COCA: 747
happy

adjective¹

1feeling pleasure感到快樂VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION VERBSappear, be, feel, look, seem, sound顯得高興;愉快;感覺幸福;看上去高興;好像開心;聽起來高興Outwardly the couple appeared happy.表面上看,這對夫妻顯得很幸福。Andrew felt happier than he had been for a long time.安德魯覺得好久沒這麼開心了。become變得愉快make sb使某人幸福Money won't make you happy.錢不能使人幸福。keep sb讓某人感到愉快He went home from time to time, to keep his mother happy.他時不時地回趟家,好讓母親高興。die死而無憾I can die happy knowing that I have achieved this.得知自己取得了這樣的成就,我死而無憾了。ADVERBextremely, fairly, very, etc.極為/頗為/非常高興only too, particularly十分/格外快樂We'd be only too happy to accept your invitation.我們萬分高興地接受您的邀請。completely, perfectly快樂之至;十分高興Dad seemed perfectly happy with my explanation.爸爸對我的解釋似乎完全滿意。genuinely, truly確實高興For the first time in her life, she felt truly happy.她生平第一次真正地感到幸福。far from, not altogether, not at all, not entirely, not exactly, not particularly, not too, not totally並不開心;並不十分高興;一點兒也不幸福;不太高興Her boss was not entirely happy about the situation.她的老闆對情況不是十分滿意。relatively相當幸福just真是高興I'm just happy to be back home.回到家我真是很高興。amazingly, blissfully, deliriously, ecstatically, ridiculously, strangely, surprisingly出奇地高興;無比快樂;欣喜若狂;高興得離譜;高興得出奇clearly, obviously顯然幸福PREPOSITIONabout對⋯滿意I'm not too happy about her attitude.我對她的態度不太滿意。for為⋯而高興So you're getting married, I hear. I'm really happy for you!聽說你要結婚了,真為你高興 !with對⋯感到滿意I was quite happy with the way things went.我對事態的發展相當滿意。
happy

adjective²

2giving pleasure令人快樂VERBS | ADVERB VERBSbe, seem令人愉快;好像令人愉快ADVERBextremely, fairly, very, etc.極為/頗為/非常令人愉快gloriously, particularly, wonderfully令人極其愉快/特別開心/樂不可支It had been a wonderfully happy time.那是一段特別令人開心的日子。quite頗令人開心

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