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aglow |
looking happy and excited. [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 |
happy or good feelings. [2/3 definitions] |
cheerful |
full of happy or good feelings. |
comedy |
a play, film, story, or television show that is funny or happy. |
comic opera |
an opera or operetta, usu. humorous, with some spoken dialogue, and a happy ending. |
complacent |
happy to please; complaisant. [1/2 definitions] |
complain |
to say that something is wrong or that you are not happy with something. |
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. |
down1 |
(informal) sad; not happy. [1/5 definitions] |
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] |
enthusiasm |
a strong, happy interest in something. |
exuberant |
vigorously enthusiastic or happy; high-spirited. [1/2 definitions] |
fain |
(archaic) pleased; happy. [1/4 definitions] |
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