# happy

Pronunciation: say "HAP-ee" /ˈhæp.i/

## Adjective

1. Feeling or showing pleasure, contentment and a sense of well-being; also, of a time, event or relationship, marked by such feeling, as in a happy childhood.
   - Simple: Feeling glad and pleased because life is going well, or full of good feelings, like a happy childhood.
   - _He was deeply happy in his new home, surrounded by people he loved._
   - _A warm meal and good company left everyone feeling happy that evening._
2. Content or willing to do something, with no objection to it.
   - Simple: Willing to do something, or pleased with something and not wanting it changed.
   - _We're happy to answer any questions you might have about the order._
   - _He said he was perfectly happy with the new schedule._
3. Used in set greetings to wish someone happiness or good fortune at a festival, celebration, or other event.
   - Simple: Used in greetings to wish someone joy on a special day or event.
   - _Happy anniversary to a couple who still make each other laugh._
   - _She sent a card reading "Happy retirement" to her old boss._
4. Fortunate or lucky; brought about by favorable chance.
   - Simple: Lucky, or coming at just the right time by good fortune.
   - _A happy coincidence brought the two old friends to the same café._
   - _The recipe turned out to be a happy accident, born of a missing ingredient._
6. Inclined or too eager to use a particular thing, often freely or recklessly.
   - Simple: Too eager or quick to use a particular thing.
   - _The editor got a little too happy with the delete key, cutting whole paragraphs without a second thought._
   - _Tourists can be photo-happy, snapping a hundred pictures of a single statue._
7. Well chosen and fitting; apt or felicitous, especially of words or actions.
   - Simple: Very fitting and well chosen for the situation.
   - _The toast included a happy phrase that guests repeated for weeks._
   - _His happy comparison made the complex idea instantly clear to the class._

## Verb

5. To make someone or something happier or brighter, or to become so, often with up. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: To make someone feel happier, or to become happier.
   - _She tried to happy up her friend with a big bunch of flowers._
   - _A funny movie can happy up even the dullest evening._

## Noun

8. An event, thing, or person regarded as happy; a source of cheer. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: A joyful event, person, or thing.
   - _After a rough month, the festival felt like a much-needed happy._
   - _The care package from her sister was packed with small happies, from homemade fudge to a silly greeting card._

## Adjective

9. Blessed; numbered among the saved or chosen after death. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: Blessed and saved in heaven after death.
10. Skillful, adroit, or ready; deft and assured in action. *(rare)*
   - Simple: Skillful and quick at doing something.

## Origin

From Middle English happy ("fortunate, happy"), perhaps an alteration of happen ("fortunate, happy"), possibly related to Old Norse heppinn ("fortunate, happy"). It may also have been formed from hap ("chance, luck, fortune") plus -y; compare Icelandic heppinn ("lucky") and Scots happin ("fortunate, blessed").

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/happy (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).