happiness

Meaning

  1. (uncountable) The emotion of being happy; joy; elation.
  2. (archaic, uncountable) Prosperity, thriving, wellbeing.
  3. (archaic, uncountable) Good luck; good fortune.
  4. (countable, obsolete) Fortuitous elegance; unstudied grace, used especially of language.

Opposite of
haplessness, unhappiness, happiness, suffering
Synonyms

joy
B1
😂
pleasure
A2
delight
C1
gladness
45k
prosperity
C2
happy
A1
😀
bliss
C1
good fortune
cheerfulness
felicity
C1
satisfaction
C1
enjoyment
C2
luck
A2
🍀
blessedness
joyfulness
well-being
C2
blessing
B2
contentment
30k
welfare
C1
joyful
C2
comfort
B2
peace
A2
☮️
good luck
fun
A1
ease
B2
merriment
32k
fortune
B1
glee
C2
gratification
29k
wellbeing
33k
high spirits
beatitude
elation
39k
amusement
C1
blessings
C1
gaiety
36k
exultation
jubilation
48k
mirth
32k
sweetness
C2
cheer
B2
auspiciousness
rapture
21k
blissfulness
rejoice
C2
contentedness
glad
A2
rejoicing
27k
merriness
cheeriness
Translations

bonheur
felicidad
Glück
felicità
alegría
😂
geluk
🍀
gioia
😂
joie
😂
alegria
😂

ευτυχία

felicidade
Freude
😂
Fröhlichkeit
😂
سعادة
Frequency

B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈhæpinɪs/
Etymology

From happy + -ness.

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