Happy (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

adjective, hap·pi·er, hap·pi·est.
  1. delighted, pleased, or glad, as over a particular thing: I'm so happy to see you!
  2. characterized by or indicative of pleasure, contentment, or joy: a happy mood;a happy frame of mind.
  3. willing to be helpful, as with assistance, a contribution, or participation: We’ll be happy to bring a couple of salads to the party.
  4. favored by fortune; fortunate or lucky: Our home country is a happy, fruitful land.
  5. (used as part of an expression of good wishes on a special occasion): Happy Valentine’s Day to my husband.Happy Birthday, Grandpa!
  6. apt or felicitous, as actions, utterances, or ideas: Their collaboration was a happy accident.
  7. obsessed by or quick to use the item indicated (usually used in combination): He was a trigger-happy gangster.Everybody is gadget-happy these days.
Idioms
  1. See entry at happy as a clam.
adjective -pier or -piest
  1. feeling, showing, or expressing joy; pleased
  2. willing
  3. causing joy or gladness
  4. fortunate; lucky
  5. aptly expressed; appropriate
  6. slightly intoxicated
interjection
  1. (in combination)
adj combining form
  1. denoting excessive enthusiasm for or devotion to
Happy (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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