adjective

happy

happy, glad, pleased

She looks very happy today.

She looks very happy today.

I'm happy to help you.

I'm happy to help you.

Are you happy with your new car?

Are you happy with your new car?

((to be happy)) feeling pleasure or contentment I am very happy right now.

((happy to-inf)) pleased or willing to do something I'm happy to see you again.

((happy with/about sth.)) satisfied with something She is happy with her results.

Synonyms: joyful, cheerful, content; Antonyms: sad, unhappy, miserable

From Old Norse 'happ' meaning luck or chance. It originally meant 'lucky'.

Picture a smiling face when you think of 'happy'. The two 'p's can look like smiling eyes.

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