Definition of Happy in English :

Define Happy in English

Happy meaning in English

Meaning of Happy in English

Pronunciation of Happy in English

Happy pronunciation in English

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Happy

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Adjective

1. happy

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

Example Sentences:
'a happy smile'
'spent many happy days on the beach'
'a happy marriage'

2. felicitous, happy

marked by good fortune

Example Sentences:
'a felicitous life'
'a happy outcome'

3. glad, happy

eagerly disposed to act or to be of service

Example Sentences:
'glad to help'

4. happy, well-chosen

well expressed and to the point

Example Sentences:
'a happy turn of phrase'
'a few well-chosen words'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Happy

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adjective -pier or -piest
1. 
feeling, showing, or expressing joy; pleased
2. 
willing
I'd be happy to show you around
3. 
causing joy or gladness
4. 
fortunate; lucky
the happy position of not having to work
5. 
aptly expressed; appropriate
a happy turn of phrase
6. (postpositive) informal
slightly intoxicated
exclamation
7. 
(in combination)
happy birthday
happy Christmas

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Happy

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adjectiveWord forms: ˈhappier or ˈhappiest
1. 
favored by circumstances; lucky; fortunate
2. 
having, showing, or causing a feeling of great pleasure, contentment, joy, etc.; joyous; glad; pleased
3. 
exactly appropriate to the occasion; suitable and clever; apt; felicitous
a happy suggestion
4. 
intoxicated, or irresponsibly quick to act, as if intoxicated
sometimes used in hyphenated compounds see also slap-happy, trigger-happy

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Happy

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adj. hap·pi·er, hap·pi·est
1. Enjoying, showing, or marked by pleasure, satisfaction, or joy. See Synonyms at glad.
2. Cheerful; willing: happy to help.
3. Characterized by good luck. See Synonyms at fortunate.
4. Being especially well-adapted; felicitous: a happy turn of phrase.
5.
a. Characterized by a spontaneous or obsessive inclination to use something. Often used in combination: trigger-happy.
b. Enthusiastic about or involved with to a disproportionate degree. Often used in combination: money-happy; clothes-happy.

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