happy

IPA: hˈæpi

(intransitive, informal) Often followed by up: to become happy; to brighten up, to cheer up.
(transitive, informal) Often followed by up: to make happy; to brighten, to cheer, to enliven.

Having a feeling arising from a consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment; enjoying good of any kind, such as comfort, peace, or tranquillity; blissful, contented, joyous.
Experiencing the effect of favourable fortune; favored by fortune or luck; fortunate, lucky, propitious.
Content, willing, satisfied (with or to do something); having no objection (to something).
(Of acts, speech, etc.) Appropriate, apt, felicitous.
(in combination) Favoring or inclined to use.
(rare, of people, often followed by "at" or "in") Dexterous, ready, skilful.
Implying 'May you have a happy ~' or similar; used in phrases to wish someone happiness or good fortune at the time of a festival, celebration, or other event or activity.

Examples of "happy" in Sentences

The couple's marriage was happy.
With best wishes for you for a happy, _happy_ New Year,
Lan is a typical carefree, happy go lucky youth in search of adventure and fun.
In order to be happy oneself it is necessary to make at least one other person happy.
My sadness today is lifted only by many happy memories I shall always have of the fun times we shared.
"Well, parson," replied the only half-converted youth, "I am not damn happy, just _happy, _ that's all."
I love to make people happy, and I think that giving away a box of yummy things will make someone *happy*.
I. _Barzillai was evidently by nature a warm-hearted, sunshiny old man, himself happy and making others happy_.
THANKSS LOTSSSSS = D happy happy~ but somehow, somewhere, there's still something missing within me .... we need a miracle!
She surveyed us both with a look of composure and satisfaction, expressive of her conviction that we should be happy, happy with one another.
MY DEAREST VICTORIA, -- I have to thank you for two extremely kind and dear letters, which made me very happy, and your kind heart would be pleased to know _how happy_.
"I shall be happy -- no, _happy_ is not a good word for me -- I shall be glad to see you in my studio when I have moved in, and perhaps you may see some things to please you."
He took my hand, -- Yes, Madam, to make _me_ happy, -- for ever happy, -- to make _Sir James_ and _Lady Powis happy_, you have only to determine not to quit your native country.