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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

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