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happy definition
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Grep of noun happy happy chance happy event happy hour Overview of adj happy The adj happy has 6 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (37) happy -- (enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure or good fortune; "a happy smile"; "spent many happy days on the beach"; "a happy marriage") 2. (7) happy, pleased -- (experiencing pleasure or joy; "happy you are here"; "pleased with the good news") 3. (2) felicitous, happy -- (marked by good fortune; "a felicitous life"; "a happy outcome") 4. (1) content, happy -- (satisfied; enjoying well-being and contentment; "felt content with her lot"; "quite happy to let things go on as they are") 5. euphoric, happy -- (exaggerated feeling of well-being or elation) 6. happy, well-chosen -- (well expressed and to the point; "a happy turn of phrase"; "a few well-chosen words"; "a felicitous comment") Antonyms of adj happy 6 senses of happy Sense 1 happy (vs. unhappy) unhappy (vs. happy) => bad sorry => homesick, nostalgic => lovesick => miserable, suffering, wretched Sense 2 happy, pleased INDIRECT (VIA glad) -> sad Sense 3 felicitous, happy INDIRECT (VIA fortunate) -> unfortunate Sense 4 content(prenominal), happy INDIRECT (VIA contented) -> discontented, discontent Sense 5 euphoric (vs. dysphoric), happy Sense 6 happy, well-chosen INDIRECT (VIA felicitous) -> infelicitous Similarity of adj happy 6 senses of happy Sense 1 happy (vs. unhappy) => blessed => blissful => bright => elysian, paradisiacal, paradisiac, paradisaical, paradisaic, paradisal, paradisial => golden, halcyon, prosperous => halcyon => joyful, joyous => laughing(postnominal), riant Also See-> cheerful#1; contented#1, content#1; glad#1; elated#1; euphoric#1, happy#5; felicitous#1; joyful#1; joyous#1 Sense 2 happy, pleased => glad (vs. sad) Sense 3 felicitous, happy => fortunate (vs. unfortunate) Sense 4 content(prenominal), happy => contented (vs. discontented), content(prenominal) Sense 5 euphoric (vs. dysphoric), happy => expansive => euphoriant Also See-> elated#1; happy#1 Sense 6 happy, well-chosen => felicitous (vs. infelicitous) Attributes of adj happy 1 of 6 senses of happy Sense 1 happy (vs. unhappy) => happiness, felicity => happiness Familiarity of adj happy happy used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 6) Grep of adj happy happy happy-go-lucky slaphappy trigger-happy unhappy Overview of adj happy The adj happy has 6 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (37) happy -- (enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure or good fortune; "a happy smile"; "spent many happy days on the beach"; "a happy marriage") 2. (7) happy, pleased -- (experiencing pleasure or joy; "happy you are here"; "pleased with the good news") 3. (2) felicitous, happy -- (marked by good fortune; "a felicitous life"; "a happy outcome") 4. (1) content, happy -- (satisfied; enjoying well-being and contentment; "felt content with her lot"; "quite happy to let things go on as they are") 5. euphoric, happy -- (exaggerated feeling of well-being or elation) 6. happy, well-chosen -- (well expressed and to the point; "a happy turn of phrase"; "a few well-chosen words"; "a felicitous comment")
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