happiness

Noun

Meaning

Good luck; good fortune; prosperity.

An agreeable feeling or condition of the soul arising from good fortune or propitious happening of any kind; the possession of those circumstances or that state of being which is attended enjoyment; the state of being happy; contentment; joyful satisfaction; felicity; blessedness.

Fortuitous elegance; unstudied grace; -- used especially of language.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

felicity bliss blessedness pleasure joy high spirits joyfulness joyousness eden nirvana clover dreamland rhapsody beatitude Shangri-La

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Antonyms

unhappiness suffering sadness malay crick calvary

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Hypernyms

spirit feeling emotional state

Hyponyms

beatitude radiance belonging rejoicing contentment gaiety

Phrases with the word

money can't buy happiness extreme happiness supreme happiness marital happiness with happiness delirious with happiness

Examples

Some people cause happiness wherever they go. Some people cause happiness whenever they go. Oscar Wilde

Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul. Democritus

Happiness depends on being free, and freedom depends on being courageous. Thucydides

Happiness and glass break easily. Danish Proverb

True happiness lies in giving it to others. Hindi Proverb

Happiness you pay for is to be found everywhere. Gypsy Proverb

Close letter words and terms

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