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- pronunciation:
- hae
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
happier, happiest |
| definition 1: |
marked by a feeling of joy, contentment, pleasure, comfort, or the like.
He was a happy baby who was easily amused and seldom cried.I'm quite happy with my life, unlike my brother who is never satisfied.Flowers always make my mother happy.The portrait received much praise, but the artist was never truly happy with it.
- synonyms:
- glad, pleased
- antonyms:
- dark, disconsolate, displeased, sad, tragic, unhappy
- similar words:
- blessed, content, delighted, elated, joyful, joyous, jubilant, radiant, satisfied, wild
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| definition 2: |
full of cheer; in good spirits.
You're very happy this morning! Did you get some good news?- synonyms:
- blithe, cheerful, chipper, gay, lighthearted, merry, sunny
- antonyms:
- blue, down, downcast, forlorn, sad, unhappy
- similar words:
- bright, carefree, gleeful, good-humored, happy-go-lucky, jocund, jolly, jovial, joyful, light, radiant
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| definition 3: |
fortunate or lucky.
It was a happy circumstance that they met because I can't imagine a couple more well-suited.- synonyms:
- fortunate, lucky
- antonyms:
- sorry, unfortunate, unhappy
- similar words:
- auspicious, blessed, favorable, felicitous, fortuitous, good, opportune, propitious, providential
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| definition 4: |
fitting; appropriate.
I think you've made a happy choice of a husband.- synonyms:
- appropriate, fitting, meet, suitable
- antonyms:
- unhappy
- similar words:
- expedient, good, proper, seemly
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| related words: |
buoyant, contented, convivial, ecstatic, effervescent, exuberant, festive, gay, glad, high, lighthearted, merry, overjoyed, proud, sanguine, sunny, sweet |
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| derivation: |
happily (adv.) |
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some descriptions of someone who is happy |
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aglow, bright, carefree, cheerful, festive, gay, genial, glad, good-natured, happy-go-lucky, jaunty, jolly, jovial, joyful, joyous, jubilant, light, lighthearted, merry, overjoyed, playful, radiant, tickled pink |
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