Definitions for happy
ˈhæp ihap·py

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 1 vote)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.

2. happy(Adjective)

   Favored by luck or fortune; lucky.

3. happy(Adjective)

   Dexterous; ready; apt; felicitous.

4. happy(Adjective)

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

Origin: 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

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

Origin: [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.]

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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

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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. Genzebe Dibaba:

   I am very happy.

2. Jordan Alexander:

   I was not happy.

3. Steven Davis:

   It's a happy day.

4. Nicole Rae Kresse:

   I'm really happy.

5. Erzsebet Szabo in Vienna:

   We are very happy.

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