noun

happiness

happiness, joy, contentment

Money can't buy happiness.

Money can't buy happiness.

I wish you a lifetime of happiness.

I wish you a lifetime of happiness.

happiness the state of being happy Money can't buy happiness.

Synonyms: joy, contentment, pleasure, delight; Antonyms: sadness, misery, sorrow

From the adjective 'happy' + the noun-forming suffix '-ness', which indicates a state or quality.

The suffix '-ness' turns an adjective into a noun describing a state. So, 'happiness' is the state of being 'happy'.

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