Definitions for happy
ˈhæp ihap·py

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

1. happyadjective

   enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

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

2. felicitous, happyadjective

   marked by good fortune

   "a felicitous life"; "a happy outcome"

3. glad, happyadjective

   eagerly disposed to act or to be of service

   "glad to help"

4. happy, well-chosenadjective

   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. happyadjective

   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.

2. happyadjective

   Favored by luck or fortune; lucky.

3. happyadjective

   Dexterous; ready; apt; felicitous.

4. happyadjective

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

5. Etymology: From hap + -y

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Happyadjective

   Etymology: from hap; as lucky for luck.

   1. In a state of felicity; in a state where the desire is satisfied.

   At other end Uran did Strephon lend
   Her happy making hand. Philip Sidney.

   Am I happy in thy news?
   —— If to have done the thing you gave in charge
   Beget you happiness, be happy then;
   For it is done. William Shakespeare, Richard III.

   Truth and peace, and love, shall ever shine
   About the supreme throne
   Of him, t’ whose happy making sight alone,
   When once our heav’nly guided soul shall climb. John Milton.

   Though the presence of imaginary good cannot make us happy, the absence of it may make us miserable. Addison.

   2. Lucky; successful; fortunate.

   Chymists have been more happy in finding experiments than the causes of them. Boyle.

   Yet in this agony his fancy wrought,
   And fear supply’d him with this happy thought. Dryden.

   3. Addressful; ready.

   One gentleman is happy at a reply, and another excels in a rejoinder. Jonathan Swift.

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

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

3. Happy

   dexterous; ready; apt; felicitous

4. 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

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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. Julia Tinetti:

   I had a great family growing up, I got a good education, I didn't feel like I was missing anything in my life, i was happy with the life that I had. I didn't feel the need to do it.

2. Pierre Tariot:

   Imagine it's your spouse, personality changes, memory is different, language and communication is different, you don't know what is going on. Then you start getting answers, and you get a sense of how to play to his strengths and minimize his weaknesses. Here are travel tips, communication tips, and safety issues; here are ways to stay happy and joyful, even though this is a new chronic illness.

3. Jessica Ennis-Hill:

   I'm really happy, I'm content with life and enjoying athletics and enjoying my personal life, it's scary because it( Rio) is not far away and I just want to do the best I can possibly do and it will be my last Olympics -- fingers crossed I can get there -- so I just want to enjoy it and make the most of it.

4. Vince Champion:

   We always said wait until the investigation is completed, now that the investigation has been completed, we're happy that the charges were dropped.

5. Mayor Morrow:

   Our police chief said he would forgo his pay raise and also my city manager and our city maintenance officer manager donated their… pay raises also, it was unanimously passed, the budget, and we’re very happy to say that our police officers will be getting their raises.

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