Happy Definition
hăpē
happierhappiest
adjective
happierhappiest
Favored by circumstances; lucky; fortunate.
Webster's New World
Havingshowingor causing a feeling of great pleasurecontentmentjoyetc.; joyous; glad; pleased.
Webster's New World
Cheerful; willing.
Happy to help.
American Heritage
Characterized by good luck.
American Heritage
Exactly appropriate to the occasion; suitable and clever; apt; felicitous.
A happy suggestion.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Happy
Adjective
Base Form:
happy
Comparative:
happierSuperlative:
happiestOrigin of Happy
From Middle English happyfrom hap (“chance”) (from Old Norse; see hap for more) + -y.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English from hap luck hap
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language5th Edition
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