damocles
(ˈdæm əˌkliz)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a flatterer of classical legend who, having extolled the happiness of Dionysius, tyrant of Syracuse, was seated at a banquet with a sword suspended over his head by a single hair to show him the perilous nature of that happiness.
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eudaemonics
Webster Dictionary
that part of moral philosophy which treats of happiness; the science of happiness; -- contrasted with aretaics
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blessed
Webster Dictionary
imparting happiness or bliss; fraught with happiness; blissful; joyful
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selfishness
Webster Dictionary
the quality or state of being selfish; exclusive regard to one's own interest or happiness; that supreme self-love or self-preference which leads a person to direct his purposes to the advancement of his own interest, power, or happiness, without regarding those of others
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utility
Webster Dictionary
Happiness.......reatest good, or happiness, of the greatest number, -- the foundation of utilitarianism
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major
Webster Dictionary
that premise which contains the major term. It its the first proposition of a regular syllogism; as: No unholy person is qualified for happiness in heaven [the major]. Every man in his natural state is unholy [minor]. Therefore, no man in his natural state is qualified for happiness in heaven [conclusion or inference]
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wealth
(ɛlθ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Obs. happiness.
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joy
(joy, delight, pleasure)
Princeton's WordNet
something or someone that provides a source of happiness
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delight
(joy, delight, pleasure)
Princeton's WordNet
something or someone that provides a source of happiness
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eudaemonic
(eudemonic, eudaemonic)
Princeton's WordNet
producing happiness and well-being
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eudemonic
(eudemonic, eudaemonic)
Princeton's WordNet
producing happiness and well-being
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rejoice
(rejoice, joy)
Princeton's WordNet
feel Happiness.......
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pleasure
(joy, delight, pleasure)
Princeton's WordNet
something or someone that provides a source of happiness
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hotei
(Hotei)
Princeton's WordNet
one of the 7 gods of happiness
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joy
(rejoice, joy)
Princeton's WordNet
feel Happiness.......
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right to the pursuit of happiness
(right to the pursuit of happiness)
Princeton's WordNet
the right to try to find happiness
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weal
(wil)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
well-being, prosperity, or happiness:
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felicity
(ɪˈlɪs ɪ ti)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a source of happiness.
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bliss
(ɪs)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
supreme happiness.
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sunshine
(ˈsʌnˌʃaɪn)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
cheerfulness or happiness.
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joyousness
(joy, joyousness, joyfulness)
Princeton's WordNet
the emotion of great happiness
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joyfulness
(joy, joyousness, joyfulness)
Princeton's WordNet
the emotion of great happiness
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rejoicing
(rejoicing)
Princeton's WordNet
a feeling of great happiness
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joy
(joy, joyousness, joyfulness)
Princeton's WordNet
the emotion of great happiness
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contentment
(contentment)
Princeton's WordNet
Happiness.......ne's situation in life
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cloud nine
(bliss, blissfulness, cloud nine, seventh heaven, walking on air)
Princeton's WordNet
a state of extreme happiness
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seventh heaven
(bliss, blissfulness, cloud nine, seventh heaven, walking on air)
Princeton's WordNet
a state of extreme happiness
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beamish
(beamish, smiling(a), twinkly)
Princeton's WordNet
smiling with happiness or optimism
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beatification
(blessedness, beatitude, beatification)
Princeton's WordNet
a state of supreme happiness
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beatitude
(blessedness, beatitude, beatification)
Princeton's WordNet
a state of supreme happiness
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