adj., -pi·er, -pi·est.

1. Characterized by good luck; fortunate.
2. Enjoying, showing, or marked by pleasure, satisfaction, or joy.
3. Being especially well-adapted; felicitous: a happy turn of phrase.
4. Cheerful; willing: happy to help.
5. 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.]

happily hap'pi·ly adv.
happiness hap'pi·ness n.

SYNONYMS  happy, fortunate, lucky, providential. 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 glad.

adjective

1. Characterized by luck or good fortune: fortunate, lucky, providential. See luck/misfortune/chance.
2. Being in or showing good spirits: bright, cheerful, cheery, chipper, lighthearted, sunny. See happy/unhappy.
3. Having achieved satisfaction, as of one's goal: content, fulfilled, gratified, satisfied. See happy/unhappy.
4. Providing joy and pleasure: cheerful, cheery, festive, glad, joyful, joyous, pleasing. See happy/unhappy.
5. Marked by festal celebration: festive, gala, glad, gladsome, joyful, joyous, merry. See happy/unhappy.
6. Suitable for a particular person, condition, occasion, or place: appropriate, apt, becoming, befitting, correct, felicitous, fit¹, fitting, meet², proper, right, tailor-made. See right/wrong.
7. Eagerly compliant: delighted, glad, pleased, tickled. See happy/unhappy.

Idioms beginning with happy:
happy as the day is long
happy camper
happy hour

See also many happy returns; trigger happy.

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adj

Definition: in high spirits; satisfied
Antonyms: depressed, discouraged, dissatisfied, miserable, morose, pained, sad, sorrowful, unhappy

adj

Definition: lucky
Antonyms: forsaken, hopeless, troubled, unfortunate, unfortunately, unhappy, unlucky

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IN BRIEF: Feeling or showing pleasure or joy.

Be in general virtuous, and you will be happy. — Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - glad, lykkelig, lyksalig

idioms:

• happy event    glædelig begivenhed
• happy hour    tidsrum hvor drinks er billige

Nederlands (Dutch)
gelukkig, blij, tevreden, bereid te doen, heuglijk, lichtelijk aangeschoten

Français (French)
adj. - heureux, joyeux, content, bienheureux, pompette (fam)

idioms:

• happy event    un heureux événement (euph)
• happy hour    dans un bar, période où les boissons sont vendues moins cher

Deutsch (German)
adj. - froh, heiter, glücklich

idioms:

• happy event    Geburt eines Kindes
• happy hour    Zeit der verbilligten Getränke in der Bar

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ευτυχισμένος, ευχαριστημένος, (για εκφράσεις κ.λπ.) επιτυχής, προσφυής, κατάλληλος, τυχερός

idioms:

• happy event    ευτυχές γεγονός
• happy hour    (καθομ.) ώρα σερβιρίσματος ποτών στη μισή τιμή

Italiano (Italian)
felice, lieto

idioms:

• happy event    lieto evento
• happy hour    ora a prezzo ridotto

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - feliz
int. - expressão de alegria

idioms:

• happy event    acontecimento feliz
• happy hour    happy hour (f)

Русский (Russian)
счастливый, удачный, довольный, навеселе

idioms:

• happy event    счастливое событие
• happy hour    добрый час

Español (Spanish)
adj. - feliz, alegre, contento, satisfecho

idioms:

• happy event    un acontecimiento feliz, el nacimiento de un hijo
• happy hour    hora de la felicidad (de precios reducidos en los bares)

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - lycklig, gynnsam, lyckad

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
快乐的, 愉快的, 幸福的

idioms:

• happy event    喜事
• happy hour    快乐时间

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 快樂的, 愉快的, 幸福的

idioms:

• happy event    喜事
• happy hour    快樂時間

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 행복한, 행운의, 적절한, 약간 취한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 幸福な, うれしい, 楽しい, 幸せな, 幸運な, 満足な, 適切な, 巧妙な, うまい

idioms:

• happy event    めでたい事
• happy hour    サービスタイム
• happy mean    中庸の徳
• happy medium    中間

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) محظوظ, موات, لبق, موافق لمقتضى الحال, سعيد, مبتهج, بهيج‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מרוצה, בר-מזל, מאושר, שמח, הולם, שיכור במקצת (מדוברת), (התנהגות) הולמת‬

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