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

bliss felicity pleasure joy blessedness joyfulness glee rapture ease triumph satisfaction comfort delight enjoyment buoyancy
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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 delirious with happiness beside oneself with happiness extreme happiness invoke happiness supreme happiness

Examples

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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