Meaning

8 senses
  1. 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.

    Music makes me feel happy.

  2. Experiencing the effect of favourable fortune; favored by fortune or luck; fortunate, lucky.

    glücklich

    уда́чныйudáčnyj, счастли́выйsčastlívyj

  3. Content, willing, satisfied (with or to do something); having no objection (to something).

    Are you happy to pay me back by the end of the week?

    Yes, I am happy with the decision.

    zufrieden, fröhlich, froh

    счастли́выйsčastlívyj, ра́достныйrádostnyj

    щасли́вийščaslývyj, ра́діснийrádisnyj

  4. (usually)Bringing or being an instance of favourable fortune; apt, felicitous, fortunate, propitious.

    happy coincidence

    щасли́вийščaslývyj

  5. (in compounds)Favoring or inclined to use.

    slaphappy, trigger-happy

  6. (often, rare)Dexterous, ready, skilful.

  7. 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.

    Happy birthday!

    Happy Fourth of July!

  8. Experiencing the effect of favourable fortune; favored by fortune or luck; fortunate, lucky.

    (archaic)Elect or saved after death, blessed.

More definitions
  • well expressed and to the point
  • enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
  • marked by good fortune
  • eagerly disposed to act or to be of service

Examples

8079 sentences
  1. Your smile always makes me happy.

    Твоя посмішка завжди робить мене щасливою. — oromashka

    ruТвоя улыбка всегда делает меня счастливым. — odexed

    deDein Lächeln macht mich immer glücklich. — Wolf

  2. The rich are not always happy.

    Багаті не завжди щасливі. — deniko

    ruБогатые не всегда счастливы. — Gruzilkin

    deReiche sind nicht immer glücklich. — MUIRIEL

  3. I hope you'll be happy forever.

    Сподіваюся, що ти завжди будеш щасливий. — deniko

    ruНадеюсь, ты будешь счастлив всегда. — odexed

  4. She said that she was happy.

    Вона сказала, що вона щаслива. — deniko

    ruОна сказала, что счастлива. — marafon

    deSie sagte, dass sie glücklich sei. — Shishir

  5. I'm happy to see you again.

    Я радий знову тебе бачити. — aandrusiak

    ruОчень рада снова тебя видеть. — marafon

    deEs freut mich, dich wiederzusehen. — xtofu80

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
contented, joyous:
Русский
By meaning 2
fortunate, lucky:
contented, joyous:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
fortunate, lucky:
contented, joyous:

Origin

From Middle English happy (“fortunate, happy”), perhaps an alteration of Middle English ha

From Middle English happy (“fortunate, happy”), perhaps an alteration of Middle English happyn, happen (“fortunate, happy”), possibly related to or from Old Norse heppinn (“fortunate, happy”); and potentially assimilated to be equivalent to hap (“chance, luck, fortune”) + -y. Compare also Icelandic heppinn (“lucky”), Faroese heppin (“fortunate, lucky, happy”), Norwegian Nynorsk heppen (“lucky”), Scots happin (“fortunate, blessed”). See further at hap.

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Forms

happier/more happy, happiest/most happy
Comparativehappier / more happy Lesson
Superlativehappiest / most happy Lesson

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Synonyms

79 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

94 antonyms

Word family

62 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • be very happy
  • be happy to
  • be happy here
  • happy to see
  • to be happy
  • will be happy
  • very happy here
  • happy with the
  • would be happy
  • really happy
  • wasn't happy with
  • as happy as

See also

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