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/ˈhæpi/ Australia, US, UK
/ˈhapɪj/ British, Southern, Standard
/ˈhape/ Scotland
/ˈhapɪ/ Scotland
/ˈhapi/ Scotland
/ˈhɛpi/ New Zealand

Rhymes with -æpi

Where it comes from

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.

adjective happier · more happy · happiest · most happy · happie

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. Music makes me feel happy.
Similar: cheerful, content, delighted, elated, exultant, glad, joyful, jubilant, merry · Opposite: blue, depressed, down, miserable, moody, morose, sad, unhappy, atrabiliary, atrabilious, blitheless, dispirited
of people Experiencing the effect of favourable fortune; favored by fortune or luck; fortunate, lucky. […] I think I may presume that what I have hitherto Diſcourſed will induce you to think, that Chymists have been much more happy in finding Experiments than the Cauſes of them; or in aſſigning the Principles by which they may beſt be explain’d.
Similar: fortunate, lucky, charmed, fortuitous, freak, happy, providential, serendipitous, sonsy · Opposite: unfortunate, unlucky
archaic, of people Elect or saved after death, blessed. How fares it with the happy dead?
Similar: fortunate, lucky, charmed, fortuitous, freak, happy, providential, serendipitous, sonsy · Opposite: unfortunate, unlucky
Content, willing, satisfied (with or to do something); having no objection (to something). Are you happy to pay me back by the end of the week?
Similar: pleased · Opposite: disenchanted, dissatisfied
usually, of acts Bringing or being an instance of favourable fortune; apt, felicitous, fortunate, propitious. happy coincidence
Opposite: inapt, unfelicitous, unfortunate, unpropitious
in compounds Favoring or inclined to use. slaphappy, trigger-happy
often, rare, followed by "at" or "in", of people Dexterous, ready, skilful. For inſtance, one lady can give an anſwer better than aſk a queſtion: one gentleman is happy at a reply; another excels in a rejoinder: one can revive a languiſhing converſation by a ſudden ſurpriſing ſentence; another is more dextrous in ſeconding; a third can fill the gap with laughing, or commend
Implying “May you have a happy ⁓” or similar; used in phrases to wish someone happiness or good fortune at the time of a festival, celebration, or other event or activity. Happy birthday!

noun happies

informal, rare A happy event, thing, person, etc. The strike split the Chicano community. Many workers at Farah crossed picket lines and continued to keep the plant operating. They were known as the "happies" because they wore buttons which featured a smiling face and the slogan, "I'm happy at Farah. …"

verb happies · happying · happied

informal, intransitive Often followed by up: to become happy; to brighten up, to cheer up. Whenever I started drinking again after abstaining for any period of time, it usually was an effort to relieve stress and to "happy up."
Similar: blithen, cheer up, chirk, liven up, perk up
informal, transitive Often followed by up: to make happy; to brighten, to cheer, to enliven. People really didn't want their Party Motivators in their photos, anonymous dancers, happying up the place. It spooked them.
Similar: bright, cheer up, happify, perk up, beatify, enrapture, begladden, blissen, cheer, fetch, cherish, content

Happy^²

Rhymes with -æpi

proper noun Happys

countable, uncountable A male given name.
countable, uncountable A surname transferred from the nickname.
countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in White County, Arkansas.
countable, uncountable A township in Graham County, Kansas.
countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Perry County, Kentucky.
countable, uncountable A town in Randall County and Swisher County, Texas.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: pleased, blissful, content, glad, contented, joyful, euphoric, joyous, fortunate, riant, prosperous, euphoriant, felicitous, expansive, laughing, blessed

adjective

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adj contented, joyous

Español	feliz, alegre, alacre
한국어	행복하다 haengbokhada, 기뻐하다 gippeohada, 기쁘다 gippeuda
日本語	幸せな shiawase na, 幸福な kōfuku na, 嬉しい ureshii
中文	高興 /高兴 gāoxìng, 愉快 yúkuài, 快樂 /快乐 kuàilè, 幸福 xìngfú
हिन्दी	सुखी sukhī, ख़ुश xuś, प्रसन्न prasann
Kiswahili	furahifu
Português	feliz
Français	heureux, heureuse, content, contente, bienheureux, bienheureuse
Deutsch	zufrieden, fröhlich, froh, freudig
Italiano	felice, lieto, contento
Ελληνικά	ευχαριστημένος efcharistiménos, χαρούμενος charoúmenos
Română	fericit, bucuros
Русский	счастли́вый sčastlívyj, ра́достный rádostnyj
Tiếng Việt	mừng, vui, hạnh phúc
العربية	سَعِيد saʕīd, فَرِح fariḥ
עברית	מאושר m'ushar, שָׂמֵחַ saméakh

adj fortunate, lucky

Español	afortunado, feliz
한국어	운좋은 unjo'eun
日本語	幸運な kōun na, 運のよい un no yoi
中文	幸運的 /幸运的 xìngyùn de
हिन्दी	ख़ुश xuś, प्रसन्न prasann
Português	feliz
Français	heureux, chanceux
Deutsch	glücklich
Italiano	fortunato
Ελληνικά	ευτυχής eftychís, ευτυχισμένος eftychisménos
Română	norocos
Русский	уда́чный udáčnyj, счастли́вый sčastlívyj
Tiếng Việt	sướng, sung sướng, may, may mắn, hạnh phúc
العربية	مَحْظُوظ maḥẓūẓ

adj content (to do something); having no objection (to something)

한국어	만족하다 manjokhada
Português	feliz, contente
Français	satisfait, satisfaite, content, contente, prêt, prête
Italiano	contento, soddisfatto
Română	mulțumit, satisfăcut
Tiếng Việt	vui lòng

adj apt, felicitous, fortunate, propitious

Français	heureux
Italiano	felice
Ελληνικά	ευτυχής eftychís, ευτυχισμένος eftychisménos
Română	fericit
Tiếng Việt	tài tình

adj may you have a happy

中文	快樂 /快乐 kuàilè
Français	bon, joyeux
Română	fericit

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@misc{happy_2026,
  title = {happy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/happy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}