| aglow |
radiating happy excitement. [1/2 definitions] |
| beatification |
the act of making someone exceedingly happy or exalted, or the condition of being so. [1/2 definitions] |
| beatify |
to make profoundly happy or blissful. [1/3 definitions] |
| celebrate |
to observe or commemorate a happy occasion or event with special ceremonies or festivities. [1/4 definitions] |
| cheer |
to comfort or make happy (sometimes fol. by "up"). [1/9 definitions] |
| cheerful |
full of cheer or good spirits; happy. [1/3 definitions] |
| comic opera |
an opera or operetta, usu. humorous, with some spoken dialogue, and a happy ending. |
| complacent |
happy to please; complaisant. [1/2 definitions] |
| complement |
in grammar, a word or phrase that is necessary to complete a construction, such as "happy" in the sentence "He seems happy," or "a judge" in the sentence "She became a judge." [1/7 definitions] |
| devil-may-care |
breezily careless; happy-go-lucky. |
| eagerly |
with happy or impatient excitement or enthusiasm. |
| effervesce |
to act in a lively, happy, and excited manner. [1/2 definitions] |
| elate |
to make extremely happy or proud; cause to be in elevated spirits. |
| elated |
extremely happy or proud; in elevated spirits. |
| Elysian |
perfectly delightful, happy, or blissful. [1/2 definitions] |
| exuberant |
vigorously enthusiastic or happy; high-spirited. [1/2 definitions] |
| fain |
(archaic) pleased; happy. [1/4 definitions] |
| felicitate |
to express good wishes to (someone) on a happy event or achievement; congratulate. |
| frisk |
to leap or skip in a lively and happy manner; frolic (often fol. by "about"). [1/3 definitions] |
| gay |
of or in a happy, joyous mood; festive; merry. [1/4 definitions] |
| glad |
happy or delighted, often with a sense of relief or fulfilled hope; pleased. [1/3 definitions] |