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happy

[hap-ee] / ˈhæp i /




Usage

What are other ways to say happy? Happy is an adjective that emphasizes a pleasant ending or something that happens at just the right moment: By a happy accident, I received the package on time. Fortunate implies that success is obtained by the operation of favorable circumstances more than by direct effort; it is usually applied to grave or large matters (especially those happening in the ordinary course of things): fortunate in one’s choice of a partner; a fortunate investment. Lucky, a more colloquial word, is applied to situations that turn out well by chance: lucky at cards; my lucky day.

Example Sentences

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“I don’t want to ‘just be happy’ about ‘King Richard,’” she insists.

From New York Times • Jun. 12, 2023

Like, ‘We did all this stuff for you so you can be free and happy’ — and she’s not.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2021

‘You know, I’m never happy’: Woody Allen discusses ‘Magic in the Moonlight’

From Washington Post • Feb. 16, 2021

"My dad always said 'do what makes you happy' and I think I've made the decision that will make me happy," she says.

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2020

We have vowed to ‘be happy’ you know.

From The Camp Fire Girls' Larks and Pranks or, The House of the Open Door by Frey, Hildegard G. (Hildegard Gertrude)




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