Happy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

marked by good fortune

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈæpi/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈapi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈapi/

2 syllables Say it as /hˈæpi/.

Examples

a happy smile
spent many happy days on the beach
a happy marriage

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

well-chosen glad felicitous

Antonyms

unhappy

Parts of Speech

adjective	enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure “a happy smile”
adjective	marked by good fortune “a felicitous life”
adjective	eagerly disposed to act or to be of service “glad to help”
adjective	well expressed and to the point “a happy turn of phrase”

Word Forms

happiness	noun	state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
felicitousness	noun	pleasing and appropriate manner or style (especially manner or style of expression)
felicity	noun	state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Glücklich

genießen oder zeigen oder von Freude oder Vergnügen geprägt sein

🇫🇷French

heureux

apprécier ou montrer ou marqué par la joie ou le plaisir

🇪🇸Spanish

feliz

disfrutando o mostrando o marcado por alegría o placer

🇮🇹Italian

Contento

godendo o mostrando o contrassegnato da gioia o piacere

🇳🇱Dutch

Vrolijk

genieten of laten zien of gekenmerkt worden door vreugde of plezier

🇵🇹Portuguese

feliz

desfrutando ou mostrando ou marcado por alegria ou prazer

🇷🇺Russian

счастливый

наслаждаясь, показывая или отмечая радость или удовольствие

India

🇮🇳Hindi

खुश

आनंद लेना या दिखाना या खुशी या खुशी से चिह्नित

🇧🇩Bengali

খুশি

আনন্দ বা আনন্দ দ্বারা উপভোগ করা বা দেখানো বা চিহ্নিত করা

🇮🇳Tamil

மகிழ்ச்சி

மகிழ்ச்சி அல்லது மகிழ்ச்சியால் மகிழ்வது அல்லது காண்பிப்பது அல்லது குறிக்கப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

సంతోషంగా ఉంది

ఆనందించడం లేదా చూపించడం లేదా ఆనందం లేదా ఆనందంతో గుర్తించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

आनंदी

आनंद घेणे किंवा दर्शविणे किंवा आनंद किंवा आनंदाने चिन्हांकित करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખુશ

આનંદ અથવા આનંદ દ્વારા આનંદ માણવું અથવા બતાવવું અથવા ચિહ્નિત કરવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂತೋಷವಾಗಿದೆ

ಆನಂದಿಸುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ತೋರಿಸುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ಸಂತೋಷ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂತೋಷದಿಂದ ಗುರುತಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സന്തോഷം

ആസ്വദിക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കാണിക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സന്തോഷം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ആനന്ദത്താൽ അടയാളപ്പെടുത്തുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖੁਸ਼

ਅਨੰਦ ਲੈਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਦਿਖਾਉਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਖੁਸ਼ੀ ਜਾਂ ਖੁਸ਼ੀ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹਿਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

خوش

لطف اندوز ہونا یا دکھانا یا خوشی یا خوشی سے نشان زد

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

快乐的

享受或表现出或以快乐或快乐为标志

🇯🇵Japanese

ハッピー

楽しんでいる、見せている、または喜びや楽しみによって特徴づけられている

🇰🇷Korean

행복하다

기쁨이나 즐거움을 즐기거나 보여주거나 표시함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vui mừng

thưởng thức hoặc thể hiện hoặc được đánh dấu bằng niềm vui hoặc niềm vui

🇹🇭Thai

มีความสุข

เพลิดเพลินหรือแสดงหรือทำเครื่องหมายด้วยความยินดีหรือความยินดี

🇮🇩Indonesian

senang

menikmati atau menunjukkan atau ditandai dengan kegembiraan atau kesenangan

🇵🇭Filipino

masaya

tinatangkilik o pagpapakita o minarkahan ng kagalakan o kasiyahan

🇲🇾Malay

gembira

menikmati atau menunjukkan atau ditandai dengan kegembiraan atau keseronokan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سعيد

الاستمتاع أو العرض أو تميز بالفرح أو المتعة

🇮🇷Persian

خوشحال

لذت بردن یا نشان دادن یا مشخص شدن با شادی یا لذت

🇹🇷Turkish

mutlu

zevk almak veya göstermek veya neşe veya zevkle işaretlenmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

שַׂמֵחַ

נהנה או מראה או מסומן על ידי שמחה או הנאה

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