happy

hap·py

Use happy in a sentence

A happy group of people.

adjective

The definition of happy is someone or something that is feeling great pleasure or joy.

An example of happy is someone who wins the lottery.
An example of happy is a baby laughing.

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happy

adjective

-·pier, -·pi·est

favored by circumstances; lucky; fortunate
having, showing, or causing a feeling of great pleasure, contentment, joy, etc.; joyous; glad; pleased
exactly appropriate to the occasion; suitable and clever; apt; felicitous: a happy suggestion
Slang
1. intoxicated, sedated, etc.: often used in comb.: slap-happy
2. intoxicating, sedating, etc.: happy pills
3. irresponsibly quick to act: used in comb.: trigger-happy

Origin of happy

Middle English happi from hap: see hap

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happy

adjective

hap·pi·er, hap·pi·est

Enjoying, showing, or marked by pleasure, satisfaction, or joy. See Synonyms at glad .
Cheerful; willing: happy to help.
Characterized by good luck. See Synonyms at fortunate.
Being especially well-adapted; felicitous: a happy turn of phrase.
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.

Origin of happy

Middle English from hap luck ; see hap .

Related Forms:

hap′pi·ly
adverb

hap′pi·ness
noun

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happy

happy fortunate lucky providential

These adjectives mean attended by luck or good fortune: a happy outcome; a fortunate omen; a lucky guess; a providential recovery.

See Also Synonyms at glad¹.

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Adjective

(comparative happier, superlative happiest)

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.
Music makes me feel happy.
Favored by luck or fortune; lucky.
Dexterous; ready; apt; felicitous.
Content, satisfied (with or to do something); having no objection (to something).
Are you happy to pay me back by the end of the week?
Are you happy with your internet service provider?

Usage notes

(favored by hap, luck or fortune): Said of expedients, efforts, ventures, omens, etc.
(experiencing the effect of favorable fortune): Said of people, hours, thoughts, times, etc.

Origin

From Middle English happy, from hap (“chance”) (from Old Norse; see hap for more) +‎ -y.

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