happy

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Synonyms: sappy, harpy, haply, nappy, happi, lappy, pappy, chappy, hoppy, 'appy, gappy

Antonyms: sappy, harpy, haply, nappy, happi, lappy, pappy, chappy, hoppy, 'appy, gappy

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Adjective

1. Having a [[feeling]] [[arise|arising]] from a [[consciousness]] of [[well-being]] or of [[enjoyment]]; [[enjoy]]ing [[good]] of any kind, such as [[comfort]], [[peace]], or [[tranquillity]]; [[blissful]], [[contented]], [[joyous]].
2. {{lb|en|of people}} [[experience#Verb|Experiencing]] the effect of [[favourable]] [[fortune]]; [[favor#Verb|favored]] by fortune or [[luck]]; [[fortunate]], [[lucky]].
3. [[content#Adjective|Content]], [[willing]], [[satisfied]] (with or to do something); having no [[objection]] (to something).
4. {{lb|en|of acts, events, speech, etc.}} {{cap|bringing}} or [[being]] an instance of [[favourable]] [[fortune]]; [[apt]], [[felicitous]], [[fortunate]], [[propitious]].
5. {{lb|en|in combination}} [[favoring|Favoring]] or [[inclined]] to use.
6. {{lb|en|rare|of people|often followed by "at" or "in"}} [[dexterous|Dexterous]], [[ready]], [[skilful]].
7. {{n-g|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.}}

Noun

1. {{lb|en|informal|rare}} A happy [[event]], [[thing]], [[person]], etc.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive|informal}} ''Often followed by'' '''{{l|en|up}}''': to [[become]] happy; to [[brighten up]], to [[cheer up]].
2. {{lb|en|transitive|informal}} ''Often followed by'' '''{{l|en|up}}''': to [[make]] happy; to [[brighten]], to [[cheer#Verb|cheer]], to [[enliven]].

Proper noun

1. {{given name|en|male}}.
2. {{surname|en|from=nicknames}}.
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