Definitions for happy
ˈhæp ihap·py

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. happy(adj)

   enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

   "a happy smile"; "spent many happy days on the beach"; "a happy marriage"

2. felicitous, happy(adj)

   marked by good fortune

   "a felicitous life"; "a happy outcome"

3. glad, happy(adj)

   eagerly disposed to act or to be of service

   "glad to help"

4. happy, well-chosen(adj)

   well expressed and to the point

   "a happy turn of phrase"; "a few well-chosen words"

Wiktionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. happy(Adjective)

   Experiencing the effect of favourable fortune; having the feeling arising from the consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment; enjoying good of any kind, as peace, tranquillity, comfort; contented; joyous.

   Etymology: From hap + -y

2. happy(Adjective)

   Favored by luck or fortune; lucky.

   Etymology: From hap + -y

3. happy(Adjective)

   Dexterous; ready; apt; felicitous.

   Etymology: From hap + -y

4. happy(Adjective)

   Content, satisfied (with or to do something); having no objection (to something).

   Etymology: From hap + -y

Webster Dictionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Happy

   favored by hap, luck, or fortune; lucky; fortunate; successful; prosperous; satisfying desire; as, a happy expedient; a happy effort; a happy venture; a happy omen

   Etymology: [From Hap chance.]

2. Happy

   experiencing the effect of favorable fortune; having the feeling arising from the consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment; enjoying good of any kind, as peace, tranquillity, comfort; contented; joyous; as, happy hours, happy thoughts

   Etymology: [From Hap chance.]

3. Happy

   dexterous; ready; apt; felicitous

   Etymology: [From Hap chance.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Happy

   hap′i, adj. lucky, successful: possessing or enjoying pleasure or good: secure of good: furnishing enjoyment: dexterous, apt, felicitous.—v.t. (Shak.) to make happy.—v.t. Happ′ify, to make happy.—adv. Happ′ily.—n. Happ′iness.—adj. Happ′y-go-luck′y, easy-going: taking things as they come.—adv. in any way one pleases.—Happy despatch, a euphemism for the Hara-kiri (q.v.). [Hap.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. happy

   To feel gratitude, joy and content with life.

   It's a gift to feel happy with life, we choose this for every animal and human being on this earth.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 25, 2020  

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'happy' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #952

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'happy' in Written Corpus Frequency: #503

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'happy' in Adjectives Frequency: #88

How to pronounce happy?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say happy in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of happy in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of happy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of happy in a Sentence

1. Hannah Merrick:

   I want to be with Martins for the rest of my life, I want a normal life with a happy and healthy husband at least now I can make the happy part happen.

2. Bertrand Russell, from the essay "The Science to Save Us From Science":

   But all who are not lunitics are agreed about certain things: That it is better to be alive than dead, better to be adequately fed than starved, better to be free than to be a slave. Many people desire these things only for themselves and their friends; they are quite content that their enemies should suffer. These people can be refuted by science: Mankind has become so much one family that we cannot insure our own prosperity except by insuring that of everyone else. If you wish to be happy yourself, you must resign yourself to seeing others also happy.

3. Romain Grosjean:

   The guys are going to do their best as always, as long as they catch up by tomorrow at 2 PM I'm happy.

4. Jeffrey Goetz:

   I thought it was a great idea. [Marc] had given me a little back story on what his daughter had been through, and thought that this concert would make her day if she got to go to New York — and we were happy to be a part of that.

5. Kandice Hawes:

   We usually have a happy bunch who want to learn something new and to try out new things.

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