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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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If all goes well in the industry, private insurers might be happy to offer factories their coverage without a state backstop and developers and lenders may no longer insist upon that extra layer of protection.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

For now, by mostly telling only the happy part of the story, earnings are left puffed up.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

They’re more looking at it, like, ‘How am I going to be happy the rest of my life?’

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Caraway Home, which sells kitchen goods such as pots and pans, raised some prices and dropped others last year to pass along some tariff costs while trying to keep customers happy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

I wasn’t happy when he told me that his orientation was the same day as the meet.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam