happy

CEFRA1

/ˈhæpi/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Feeling or showing pleasure and contentment.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Experiencing the effect of favourable fortune; favored by fortune or luck; fortunate, lucky.

Examples

  • If only we'd stop trying to be happy we could have a pretty good time.

  • Our assistants will be happy to answer your queries.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈhape/
  • /ˈhapi/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Having a feeling arising from a consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment; enjoying good of any kind, such as comfort, peace, or tranquillity; blissful, contented, joyous.

  2. Content, willing, satisfied (with or to do something); having no objection (to something).

  3. Elect or saved after death, blessed.

More examples

In context

  • Are you happy to pay me back by the end of the week?

  • Yes, I am happy with the decision.

  • Don't worry, be happy!

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English happy (“fortunate, happy”), perhaps an alteration of Middle English happyn, happen (“fortunate, happy”), possibly related to or from Old Norse heppinn (“fortunate, happy”); and potentially assimilated to be equivalent to hap (“chance, luck, fortune”) + -y. Compare also Icelandic heppinn (“lucky”), Faroese heppin (“fortunate, lucky, happy”), Norwegian Nynorsk heppen (“lucky”), Scots happin (“fortunate, blessed”). See further at hap.