happy
[ hap-ee ]
/ ˈhæp i /
adjective, hap·pi·er, hap·pi·est.
delighted, pleased, or glad, as over a particular thing: to be happy to see a person.
characterized by or indicative of pleasure, contentment, or joy: a happy mood; a happy frame of mind.
favored by fortune; fortunate or lucky: a happy, fruitful land.
See Synonym Study at fortunate.
apt or felicitous, as actions, utterances, or ideas.
obsessed by or quick to use the item indicated (usually used in combination): a trigger-happy gangster. Everybody is gadget-happy these days.
SYNONYMS FOR happy
OTHER WORDS FROM happy
o·ver·hap·py, adjective qua·si-hap·py, adjectiveWords nearby happy
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British Dictionary definitions for happiest
happy
/ (ˈhæpɪ) /
adjective -pier or -piest
interjection
(in combination)
happy birthday; happy Christmas
See also
trigger-happy
Derived forms of happy
happily, adverb happiness, nounWord Origin for happy
C14: see
hap
1,
-y
1
Idioms and Phrases with happiest
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