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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Happy \Hap"py\ (h[a^]p"p[y^]), a. [Compar. Happier
(-p[i^]*[~e]r); superl. Happiest.] [From Hap chance.]
1. 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.
[1913 Webster]
Chymists have been more happy in finding experiments
than the causes of them. --Boyle.
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2. 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.
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Happy is that people, whose God is the Lord. --Ps.
cxliv. 15.
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The learned is happy Nature to explore,
The fool is happy that he knows no more. --Pope.
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3. Dexterous; ready; apt; felicitous.
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One gentleman is happy at a reply, another excels in
a in a rejoinder. --Swift.
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Happy family, a collection of animals of different and
hostile propensities living peaceably together in one
cage. Used ironically of conventional alliances of persons
who are in fact mutually repugnant.
Happy-go-lucky, trusting to hap or luck; improvident;
easy-going. ``Happy-go-lucky carelessness.'' --W. Black.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Happy \Hap"py\, a. [Compar. Happier; superl. Happiest.]
[From Hap chance.]
1. 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.
Chymists have been more happy in finding experiments
than the causes of them. --Boyle.
2. 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.
Happy is that people, whose God is the Lord. --Ps.
cxliv. 15.
The learned is happy Nature to explore, The fool is
happy that he knows no more. --Pope.
3. Dexterous; ready; apt; felicitous.
One gentleman is happy at a reply, another excels in
a in a rejoinder. --Swift.
Happy family, a collection of animals of different and
hostile propensities living peaceably together in one
cage. Used ironically of conventional alliances of persons
who are in fact mutually repugnant.
Happy-go-lucky, trusting to hap or luck; improvident;
easy-going. ``Happy-go-lucky carelessness.'' --W. Black.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
happier
See happy
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
happy
adj 1: enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure or good
fortune; "a happy smile"; "spent many happy days on
the beach"; "a happy marriage" [ant: unhappy]
2: experiencing pleasure or joy; "happy you are here"; "pleased
with the good news" [syn: pleased]
3: marked by good fortune; "a felicitous life"; "a happy
outcome" [syn: felicitous]
4: satisfied; enjoying well-being and contentment; "felt
content with her lot"; "quite happy to let things go on as
they are"
5: exaggerated feeling of well-being or elation [syn: euphoric]
[ant: dysphoric]
6: well expressed and to the point; "a happy turn of phrase";
"a few well-chosen words"; "a felicitous comment" [syn: well-chosen]
[also: happiest, happier]
From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
happier
Αγγλικά a.
(συγκρ happy en)
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
happier
a.
(en-comparative of: happy)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
happier
a.
(en-comparative of: happy)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
happier
a.
(en-comparative of: happy)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
happier
a.
(en-comparative of: happy)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
happier
Englanti a.
(en-a-taivm h app ier)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
happier
Engelska a.
(böjning en adj happy)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Happier /hˈapɪˌə/ أسعدFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
happier /hˈapɪˌə/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]šťastnější
happier /hˈapɪˌə/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]štastnější
happier /hˈapɪə/ glücklicher, fröhlicher see: happy, happiest, very happy, awfully happy, deliriously happyFrom English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-por ]
happier /hˈapɪˌə/From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]mais feliz
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]/ˈhæpiɝ/
a. 快乐的,幸福的;From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
a. 快乐的,幸福的