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 Definitions of Happiness  [ˈhæp i nɪs]  

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Definition of 'Happiness' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) happiness
the quality or state of being happy.

2.  happiness
good fortune; pleasure; contentment; joy.

Etymology:  (1520–30)

Definition of 'Happiness' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) happiness, felicity
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy

2. (noun) happiness
emotions experienced when in a state of well-being


Definition of 'Happiness' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) happiness
the state or feeling of being happy
My kids' happiness is my priority.; a day filled with happiness


Definition of 'Happiness' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Happiness
good luck; good fortune; prosperity

2. (noun) Happiness
an agreeable feeling or condition of the soul arising from good fortune or propitious happening of any kind; the possession of those circumstances or that state of being which is attended enjoyment; the state of being happy; contentment; joyful satisfaction; felicity; blessedness

3. (noun) Happiness
fortuitous elegance; unstudied grace; -- used especially of language


Definitions of 'Happiness' The Roycroft Dictionary 

Happiness
1. Something that might have happened yesterday, but which will never happen tomorrow.

2. A postprandial state of mind, which is most often a presage of acute gastritis.

3. A loving-cup, the bottom of which is like a sieve.

4. A mental state compounded of wine, women and tobacco.

5. The exploitation and final triumph of an instinct in the individual that society has branded as wicked or dangerous.

6. Forgetting self in useful effort.

7. A habit--cultivate it.


Definition of 'Happiness' U.S. National Library of Medicine 

1.  Happiness
Highly pleasant emotion characterized by outward manifestations of gratification; joy.


Translation of 'Happiness' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: lucky
By a happy chance I have the key with me.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: geluk Arabic flag Arabic: سَعادَه Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: щастие
Brazilian flag Brazilian: felicidade Czech flag Czech: štěstí German flag German: das Glück
Danish flag Danish: glæde; lykke Greek flag Greek: ευτυχία Spanish flag Spanish: felicidad, alegría, dicha
Estonian flag Estonian: õnn Farsi flag Farsi: شادي Finnish flag Finnish: onni
French flag French: bonheur Hebrew flag Hebrew: אֹשֶׁר Hindi flag Hindi: सुख-शान्ति
Croatian flag Croatian: sreca Hungarian flag Hungarian: boldogság Indonesian flag Indonesian: kebahagiaan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: hamingja Italian flag Italian: felicità Japanese flag Japanese: 幸福
Korean flag Korean: 행복 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: laimė Latvian flag Latvian: laime
Malay flag Malay: kegembiraan Dutch flag Dutch: blij-, tevredenheid, gelu Norwegian flag Norwegian: lykke, glede
Polish flag Polish: szczęście Persian flag Persian: شادي Pashto flag Pashto: خوشاله
Portuguese flag Portuguese: felicidade Romanian flag Romanian: fericire Russian flag Russian: счастье
Slovak flag Slovak: šťastie Slovenian flag Slovenian: sreča Serbian flag Serbian: sreća
Swedish flag Swedish: lycka Thai flag Thai: ความสุข Turkish flag Turkish: mutluluk
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 幸福 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: щастя Urdu flag Urdu: خوشی
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: niềm hạnh phúc Chinese flag Chinese: 幸福

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'Happiness' - Nearby Entries  

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