happy
IPA: hˈæpi
noun
- (informal, rare) A happy event, thing, person, etc.
- A male given name.
- A surname transferred from the nickname.
verb
- (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.
adjective
- 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.
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Examples of "happy" in Sentences
- The couple's marriage was happy.
- Lan is a typical carefree, happy go lucky youth in search of adventure and fun.
- My sadness today is lifted only by many happy memories I shall always have of the fun times we shared.
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