happy
Speech parts
1. happy - Noun
2. happy - Adjective
3. happy - Verb
5. happy - Adjective Satellite
6. Happy - Proper noun
Meaning
Favored by hap, luck, or fortune; lucky; fortunate; successful; prosperous; satisfying desire; as, a happy expedient; a happy effort; a happy venture; a happy omen.
Experiencing the effect of favorable fortune; having the feeling arising from the consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment; enjoying good of any kind, as peace, tranquillity, comfort; contented; joyous; as, happy hours, happy thoughts.
Dexterous; ready; apt; felicitous.
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Examples
a felicitous life
a happy outcome
glad to help
a happy turn of phrase
a few well-chosen words
a happy smile