What does happy mean in English? Meaning of happy definition and abbreviation with examples.
Meaning of "happy": enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
Adjective
Meaning: enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasureExample: a happy smile
spent many happy days on the beach
a happy marriageSynonyms: happyAntonyms: unhappySimilar: blessed
blissful
bright
golden
halcyon
laughing
prosperous
riantAlso see: cheerful
content
contented
elated
euphoric
felicitous
glad
joyful
joyousMeaning of "happy": marked by good fortune
Adjective
Meaning: marked by good fortuneExample: a felicitous life
a happy outcomeSynonyms: felicitous
happySimilar: fortunateMeaning of "happy": eagerly disposed to act or to be of service
Adjective
Meaning: eagerly disposed to act or to be of serviceExample: glad to helpSynonyms: glad
happySimilar: willingMeaning of "happy": well expressed and to the point
Adjective
Meaning: well expressed and to the pointExample: a happy turn of phrase
a few well-chosen wordsSynonyms: happy
well-chosenSimilar: felicitousAdjective: 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. 1769, Oxford Standard text, Bible (King James), Psalms, 144, xv, Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the LORD. 1777, Alexander Pope, An Essay on Man in Four Epistles: Argument of Epistle II, in The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Esq, Volume III, page 26, The learn'd is happy nature to explore, / The fool is happy that he knows no more ; Music makes me feel happy.1769, Oxford Standard text, Bible (King James), Psalms, 144, xv, Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the LORD.1777, Alexander Pope, An Essay on Man in Four Epistles: Argument of Epistle II, in The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Esq, Volume III, page 26, The learn'd is happy nature to explore, / The fool is happy that he knows no more ;Favored by luck or fortune; lucky. 1661, Robert Boyle, The Sceptical Chymist, 2006, Elibron Classics (imprint), page 227, […] I may presume that what I have hitherto discoursed will induce you to think, that chymists have been much more happy in finding experiments than the causes of them; or in assigning the principles by which they may best be explained.1661, Robert Boyle, The Sceptical Chymist, 2006, Elibron Classics (imprint), page 227, […] I may presume that what I have hitherto discoursed will induce you to think, that chymists have been much more happy in finding experiments than the causes of them; or in assigning the principles by which they may best be explained.Dexterous; ready; apt; felicitous. 1761, Jonathan Swift, A Complete Collection of Genteel and Ingenious Conversation: Introduction, in The works of Dr Jonathan Swift, Volume VII, page 246, For instance, one lady can give an anſwer better than aſk a queſtion : one gentleman is happy at a reply ; another excels in a rejoinder : one can revive a languiſhing converſation by a ſudden ſurpriſing ſentence ; […] .1761, Jonathan Swift, A Complete Collection of Genteel and Ingenious Conversation: Introduction, in The works of Dr Jonathan Swift, Volume VII, page 246, For instance, one lady can give an anſwer better than aſk a queſtion : one gentleman is happy at a reply ; another excels in a rejoinder : one can revive a languiſhing converſation by a ſudden ſurpriſing ſentence ; […] .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?(As a suffix to a noun) favouring or inclined to use, as in trigger-happy. 2012 August 21, Jason Heller, “The Darkness: Hot Cakes (Music Review)”, The Onion AV Club: “Baby, I was a loser / Several years on the dole / An Englishman with a very high voice / Doing rock ’n’ roll,” sings falsetto-happy frontman Justin Hawkins at the start of “Every Inch Of You,” Hot Cakes’ opener.2012 August 21, Jason Heller, “The Darkness: Hot Cakes (Music Review)”, The Onion AV Club: “Baby, I was a loser / Several years on the dole / An Englishman with a very high voice / Doing rock ’n’ roll,” sings falsetto-happy frontman Justin Hawkins at the start of “Every Inch Of You,” Hot Cakes’ opener.Synonyms:
cheerful, contented, overjoyed, ecstatic, elated, joyous, delighted, pleased, pleasant, lively, merry, peaceful, upbeat, joyful, glad, jubilant, blessed, blissful, blithe, chipper, content, convivial, exultant, gay, gleeful, gratified, intoxicated, jolly, laughing, light, mirthful, on cloud nine, peppy, perky, playful, sparkling, sunny, tickled, tickled pink, thrilled, blest, captivated, chirpy, flying high, looking good, up, walking on air, can't complain, successful, apt, fortunate, accidental, advantageous, appropriate, auspicious, befitting, casual, convenient, correct, effective, efficacious, enviable, favorable, felicitous, fitting, incidental, just, meet, nice, opportune, promising, proper, propitious, right, satisfactory, seasonable, suitable, timely, well-timed, providential,
Antonyms:
melancholy, upset, disappointed, sorrowful, unfriendly, discouraged, dissatisfied, morose, pained, forsaken, hopeless, unfortunate, unlucky, depressed, grave, sad, serious, unhappy, disturbed, troubled, down, miserable, discouraged, dissatisfied, morose, pained, sorrowful, forsaken, hopeless, unfortunate, unlucky, depressed, miserable, sad, unhappy, troubled,
