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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. [1/3 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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