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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhæpi/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈhæpi/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(hap′ē)

Inflections of 'happy' (adj):
happier
adj comparative
happiest
adj superlative

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hap•py /ˈhæpi/USA pronunciation   adj., -pi•er-pi•est. 
  1. delighted; pleased;
    glad:happy over the news.
  2. characterized by or showing pleasurecontentmentor joy:a happy baby.
  3. pleased;
    willing:[be + ~ + to + verb]I'll be happy to meet with you later.
  4. apt;
    suitable;
    appropriate:That remark was not a happy one.
hap•pi•ly /ˈhæpəli/USA pronunciation  adv.: The kids were playing happily together.
hap•pi•nessn. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
hap•py  (hap′ē),USA pronunciation adj., -pi•er-pi•est. 
  1. delightedpleasedor gladas over a particular thing:to be happy to see a person.
  2. characterized by or indicative of pleasurecontentmentor joy:a happy mood; a happy frame of mind.
  3. favored by fortune;
    fortunate or lucky:a happyfruitful land.
  4. apt or felicitousas actionsutterancesor ideas.
  5. obsessed by or quick to use the item indicated (usually used in combination):a trigger-happy gangster. Everybody is gadget-happy these days.
  • 1300–50; Middle English; see hap1-y1
    1. joyousjoyfulblithecheerfulmerrycontentedgayblissfulsatisfied. 3. favorablepropitious; successfulprosperous. See fortunate. 4. appropriatefittingopportunepertinent.
    1. sad.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
happy /ˈhæpɪ/ adj ( -pier -piest)
  1. feelingshowingor expressing joy; pleased
  2. willing: I'd be happy to show you around
  3. causing joy or gladness
  4. fortunate; lucky: the happy position of not having to work
  5. aptly expressed; appropriate: a happy turn of phrase
  6. (postpositive) informal slightly intoxicated

See also trigger-happyEtymology: 14th Century: see hap1 -y1ˈhappily adv ˈhappiness n
'happy' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
anything - beatify - blithe - celebrate - cheer - cheerful - chuff - cloud - Damocles - devil-may-care - elated - extremely - fain - fairy-tale - felicity - frolic - glad - golden - golden age - graft - happy event - happy-go-lucky - happy hour - happy hunting ground - happy medium - heart - heaven - joyous - Larry - Leigh - make - me - medium - Mills - moon - office - overjoyed - please - really - red-letter day - Redgrave - return - romance - sandboy - silly - slap-happy - so - Tate - though - affirmative
Collocations: a happy [childfamilycouplecustomerwife]happy birthday (to you)!Happy [ThanksgivingNew YearholidaysHalloween]! more...

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