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hap·pi·ness

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–noun

1.	the quality or state of being happy.

2.	good fortune; pleasure; contentment; joy.

[Origin: 1520–30; happy + -ness

]

—Synonyms 1, 2. pleasure, joy, exhilaration, bliss, contentedness, delight, enjoyment, satisfaction. Happiness, bliss, contentment, felicity imply an active or passive state of pleasure or pleasurable satisfaction. Happiness results from the possession or attainment of what one considers good: the happiness of visiting one's family. Bliss is unalloyed happiness or supreme delight: the bliss of perfect companionship. Contentment is a peaceful kind of happiness in which one rests without desires, even though every wish may not have been gratified: contentment in one's surroundings. Felicity is a formal word for happiness of an especially fortunate or intense kind: to wish a young couple felicity in life.

—Antonyms 1. misery.

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hap·py Audio Help (hāp'ē) Pronunciation Key
adj. hap·pi·er, hap·pi·est

Characterized by good luck; fortunate.
Enjoying, showing, or marked by pleasure, satisfaction, or joy.
Being especially well-adapted; felicitous: a happy turn of phrase.
Cheerful; willing: happy to help.
1. Characterized by a spontaneous or obsessive inclination to use something. Often used in combination: trigger-happy.
2. Enthusiastic about or involved with to a disproportionate degree. Often used in combination: money-happy; clothes-happy.

[Middle English, from hap, luck; see hap.]

hap'pi·ly adv., hap'pi·ness n.

Synonyms: These adjectives mean attended by luck or good fortune: a happy outcome; a fortunate omen; a lucky guess; a providential recovery. See Also Synonyms at glad¹.

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happiness
noun
1.	state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy [ant: unhappiness]
2.	emotions experienced when in a state of well-being [ant: sadness]