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===Alternative forms===
===Alternative forms===
* {{alt|en|happinesse}} {{q|obsolete}}
* {{alt|en|happinesse}} {{q|obsolete}}
* {{alt|en|happyness}} {{q|obsolete}}


===Etymology===
===Etymology===
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===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ˈhæpinɪs/|/ˈhæpinəs/}}
* {{IPA|en|/ˈhæpinɪs/|/ˈhæpinəs/}}
* {{audio|en|en-us-happiness.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{audio|en|en-us-happiness.ogg|a=US}}
* {{hyphenation|en|hap|pi|ness}}
* {{hyphenation|en|hap|pi|ness}}


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{{en-noun|~}}
{{en-noun|~}}


# {{senseid|en|Q8}}{{lb|en|uncountable}} The [[emotion]] of being [[happy]]; [[joy]].
# {{senseid|en|Q8}}{{lb|en|uncountable}} The [[emotion]] of being [[happy]]; [[joy]]; [[elation]].
#* {{quote-text|en|year=1877|author={{w|W. S. Gilbert}}|title=[[s:The Sorcerer|The Sorcerer]]
#* {{quote-text|en|year=1877|author=w:W. S. Gilbert|title=s:The Sorcerer
|passage=Yes, Aline, true '''happiness''' comes of true love, and true love should be independent of external influences.}}
|passage=Yes, Aline, true '''happiness''' comes of true love, and true love should be independent of external influences.}}
# {{lb|en|archaic|uncountable}} [[prosperity]], [[thriving]], [[wellbeing]].
# {{lb|en|archaic|uncountable}} [[prosperity|Prosperity]], [[thriving]], [[wellbeing]].
#* {{quote-text|en|year=1776|title=[[w:United States Declaration of Independence|United States Declaration of Independence]]
#* {{quote-text|en|year=1776|title=w:United States Declaration of Independence
|passage=We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of '''Happiness'''.}}
|passage=We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of '''Happiness'''.}}
# {{lb|en|archaic|uncountable}} Good [[luck]]; good [[fortune]].
# {{lb|en|archaic|uncountable}} Good [[luck]]; good [[fortune]].
#* {{RQ:Shakespeare Two Gentlemen of Verona|I|i|20|2|passage=All '''happineſſe''' bechance to thee in ''Millaine''.}}
#* {{RQ:Shakespeare Two Gentlemen of Verona|I|i|20|2|passage=All '''happineſſe''' bechance to thee in ''Millaine''.}}
# {{lb|en|obsolete|countable}} Fortuitous elegance; unstudied grace; — used especially of language.
# {{lb|en|obsolete|countable}} Fortuitous elegance; unstudied grace, used especially of language.
#* {{RQ:Pope Essay on Criticism|10|passage=Some Beauties yet, no Precepts can declare, / For there's a '''''Happineſs''''' as well as ''Care''.}}
#* {{RQ:Pope Essay on Criticism|10|passage=Some Beauties yet, no Precepts can declare, / For there's a '''''Happineſs''''' as well as ''Care''.}}


====Usage notes====
====Usage notes====
{{m|en|happiness|Happiness}} is generic, and is applied to almost every kind of enjoyment.
* The word ''happiness'' is generic, and is applied to almost every kind of enjoyment.


====Synonyms====
====Synonyms====
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====Derived terms====
====Derived terms====
{{co-auto|en|double happiness|gross national happiness|money can't buy happiness|trigger-happiness|bluebird of happiness}}
{{col-auto|en|double happiness|gross national happiness|money can't buy happiness|trigger-happiness|bluebird of happiness|happiness pump}}


====Translations====
====Translations====
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* Avar: {{t|av|талихӏ}}
* Avar: {{t|av|талихӏ}}
* Azerbaijani: {{t|az|xoşbəxtlik}}, {{t|az|səadət}}
* Azerbaijani: {{t|az|xoşbəxtlik}}, {{t|az|səadət}}
* Bashkir: {{t|ba|бәхет|sc=Cyrl}}
* Bashkir: {{t|ba|бәхет}}
* Belarusian: {{t|be|шча́сце|n|sc=Cyrl}}
* Belarusian: {{t|be|шча́сце|n}}
* Bengali: {{t+|bn|সুখ|sc=Beng}}
* Bengali: {{t+|bn|সুখ}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|ща́стие|n|sc=Cyrl}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|ща́стие|n}}
* Burmese: {{t+|my|သုခ|sc=Mymr}}
* Burmese: {{t+|my|သုခ}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|felicitat|f}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|felicitat|f}}
* Cebuano: {{t|ceb|kalipay}}
* Chinese:
* Chinese:
*: Literary: {{t|lzh|福|tr=fú}}, {{t|lzh|礽|tr=réng}}, {{t|lzh|祉|tr=zhǐ}}
*: Literary: {{t|lzh|福|tr=fú}}, {{t|lzh|礽|tr=réng}}, {{t|lzh|祉|tr=zhǐ}}
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* Danish: {{t+|da|lykke|c}}, {{t|da|glæde|c}}
* Danish: {{t+|da|lykke|c}}, {{t|da|glæde|c}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|blijheid|f}}, {{t+|nl|blijdschap}}, {{t+|nl|geluk|n}}, {{t+|nl|vreugde|f}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|blijheid|f}}, {{t+|nl|blijdschap}}, {{t+|nl|geluk|n}}, {{t+|nl|vreugde|f}}
* Esperanto: {{t|eo|feliĉeco}}
* Esperanto: {{t|eo|feliĉo}}, {{t|eo|feliĉeco}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|õnn}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|õnn}}
* Farefare: {{t|gur|pupeelum}}
* Farefare: {{t|gur|pupeelum}}
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* Guaraní: {{t+|gn|vy'a}}
* Guaraní: {{t+|gn|vy'a}}
* Hawaiian: {{t|haw|hauʻoli}}
* Hawaiian: {{t|haw|hauʻoli}}
* Hebrew: {{t+|he|אושר|m|tr='ósher|alt=אושר \ אֹשֶׁר|sc=Hebr}}
* Hebrew: {{t+|he|אושר|m|tr='ósher|alt=אושר \ אֹשֶׁר}}
* Hindi: {{t|hi|ख़ुशी|f|sc=Deva}}
* Hindi: {{t|hi|ख़ुशी|f}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|boldogság}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|boldogság}}
* Hunsrik: {{t|hrx|Glick|n}}
* Hunsrik: {{t|hrx|Glick|n}}
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* Ido: {{t+|io|feliceso}}
* Ido: {{t+|io|feliceso}}
* Indonesian: {{t+|id|kebahagiaan}}
* Indonesian: {{t+|id|kebahagiaan}}
* Ingrian: {{t|izh|onni}}, {{t|izh|ilo}}
* Ingush: {{t|inh|ираз}}
* Ingush: {{t|inh|ираз}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|sonas|m}}, {{t|ga|suáilceas|m}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|sonas|m}}, {{t|ga|suáilceas|m}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|felicità|f}}, {{t+|it|gioia|f}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|felicità|f}}, {{t+|it|gioia|f}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|幸福|tr=こうふく, kōfuku}}, {{t+|ja|幸せ|tr=しあわせ, shiawase|sc=Jpan}}, {{t+|ja|愉快|tr=ゆかい, yukai|sc=Jpan}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|幸福|tr=こうふく, kōfuku}}, {{t+|ja|幸せ|tr=しあわせ, shiawase}}, {{t+|ja|愉快|tr=ゆかい, yukai}}
* Kazakh: {{t|kk|бақыт|sc=Cyrl}}
* Kabuverdianu: {{t|kea|filisidadi}}
* Kazakh: {{t|kk|бақыт}}
* Khmer: {{t+|km|សុភមង្គល}}, {{t+|km|កាមសុខ}}, {{t|km|បរមសុខ}}, {{t+|km|បាមោជ្ជ}}, {{t+|km|បីតិ}}, {{t+|km|ប្រមោទ}}, {{t+|km|ប្រីតា}}
* Khmer: {{t+|km|សុភមង្គល}}, {{t+|km|កាមសុខ}}, {{t|km|បរមសុខ}}, {{t+|km|បាមោជ្ជ}}, {{t+|km|បីតិ}}, {{t+|km|ប្រមោទ}}, {{t+|km|ប្រីតា}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|행복(幸福)}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|행복(幸福)}}, {{t+|ko|기쁨}}, {{t+|ko|즐거움}}, {{t+|ko|희열(喜悅)}}, {{t|ko|열락(悅樂)}}
* Kurdish:
* Kurdish:
*: Northern Kurdish: {{t+|kmr|bextewerî}}, {{t+|kmr|seadet}}
*: Northern Kurdish: {{t+|kmr|bextewerî}}, {{t+|kmr|seadet}}
* Kyrgyz: {{t+|ky|бакыт|sc=Cyrl}}
* Kyrgyz: {{t+|ky|бакыт}}
* Lao: {{t+|lo|ຄວາມສຸກ}}
* Lao: {{t+|lo|ຄວາມສຸກ}}
* Latgalian: {{t|ltg|laime}}
* Latgalian: {{t|ltg|laime}}
* Latin: {{t|la|laetitia|f}}, {{t|la|gaudium|n}}, {{t|la|felicitas|f}}
* Latin: {{t|la|laetitia|f}}, {{t|la|gaudium|n}}, {{t|la|felicitas|f}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|laime|f}}
* Latvian: {{t+|lv|laime|f}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|laimė}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|laimė}}
* Luxembourgish: {{t|lb|Gléck|n}}
* Luxembourgish: {{t|lb|Gléck|n}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|среќа|f}}, {{t|mk|радост|f}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|среќа|f}}, {{t+|mk|радост|f}}
* Malay: {{t|ms|kebahagiaan}}, {{t|ms|kegembiraan}}
* Malay: {{t|ms|kebahagiaan}}, {{t|ms|kegembiraan}}
* Malayalam: {{t+|ml|സന്തോഷം|sc=Mlym}}, {{t+|ml|ആഹ്ലാദം|sc=Mlym}}, {{t+|ml|ആനന്ദം|sc=Mlym}}
* Malayalam: {{t+|ml|സന്തോഷം}}, {{t+|ml|ആഹ്ലാദം}}, {{t+|ml|ആനന്ദം}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|feliċita|f}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|feliċita|f}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|uruhautanga}}, {{t|mi|hurō}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|uruhautanga}}, {{t|mi|hurō}}
* Mauritian Creole: {{t|mfe|jos}}, {{t|mfe|lazwa}}
* Mauritian Creole: {{t|mfe|jos}}, {{t|mfe|lazwa}}
* Middle English: {{t|enm|wynne}}
* Middle English: {{t|enm|wynne}}
* Mongolian: {{t|mn|аз жаргал|sc=Cyrl}}
* Mongolian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|mn|аз жаргал}}
* Navajo: {{t|nv|ił hózhǫ́}}
* Navajo: {{t|nv|ił hózhǫ́}}
* Northern Sami: {{t|se|illu}}
* Northern Sami: {{t|se|illu}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|lykke|m}}, {{t+|no|glede|m}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t+|nb|lykke|m}}, {{t+|nb|glede|m}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|lukke}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|lukke}}
* Occitan: {{t+|oc|felicitat|f}}, {{t+|oc|bonaür}}
* Occitan: {{t+|oc|felicitat|f}}, {{t+|oc|bonaür}}
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* Old English: {{t+|ang|bliss|f}}, {{t|ang|ġefēa|m}}
* Old English: {{t+|ang|bliss|f}}, {{t|ang|ġefēa|m}}
* Old Norse: {{t|non|gleði|f}}
* Old Norse: {{t|non|gleði|f}}
* Pannonian Rusyn: {{t|rsk|щесце|n}}
* Pashto: {{t+|ps|خوشبختي|f|tr=xošbaxtí}}, {{t+|ps|سعادت|m|tr=sa'ādát}}
* Pashto: {{t+|ps|خوشبختي|f|tr=xošbaxtí}}, {{t+|ps|سعادت|m|tr=sa'ādát}}
* Persian:
* Persian: {{t+|fa|خوشبختی|tr=xošbaxti}}, {{t+|fa|شادی|tr=šâdi}}, {{t+|fa|سعادت|tr=sa'âdat}}
*: Iranian Persian: {{t|fa-ira|خوشْبَخْتی|tr=xošbaxti}}, {{t+|fa-ira|شادی}}, {{t|fa-ira|سَعادَت}}
* Plautdietsch: {{t|pdt|Freid|f}}, {{t|pdt|Häaj|f}}
* Plautdietsch: {{t|pdt|Freid|f}}, {{t|pdt|Häaj|f}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|szczęście|n}}, {{t+|pl|radość|f}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|szczęście|n}}, {{t+|pl|radość|f}}
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* Scottish Gaelic: {{t|gd|àigh|m}}
* Scottish Gaelic: {{t|gd|àigh|m}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|сре̏ћа|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|сре̏ћа|f}}
*: Roman: {{t|sh|srȅća|f}}
*: Roman: {{t|sh|srȅća|f}}
* Shor: {{t|cjs|ырыс|tr=ırıs}}
* Shor: {{t|cjs|ырыс|tr=ırıs}}
* Sinhalese: {{t|si|සන්තෝෂය|sc=Sinh}}
* Sinhalese: {{t|si|සන්තෝෂය}}
* Slovak: {{t|sk|šťastie|n}}, {{t|sk|radosť|f}}
* Slovak: {{t|sk|šťastie|n}}, {{t|sk|radosť|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|sreča|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|sreča|f}}
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* Tabasaran: {{t|tab|бахт}}
* Tabasaran: {{t|tab|бахт}}
* Tagalog: {{t|tl|kaligayahan}}, {{t+|tl|ligaya}}
* Tagalog: {{t|tl|kaligayahan}}, {{t+|tl|ligaya}}
* Tajik: {{t|tg|бахт|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t|tg|саодат|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t+|tg|шодӣ|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t+|tg|хушбахтӣ}}
* Tajik: {{t|tg|бахт}}, {{t|tg|саодат}}, {{t+|tg|шодӣ}}, {{t+|tg|хушбахтӣ}}
* Tamil: {{t+|ta|மகிழ்ச்சி|sc=Taml}}, {{t+|ta|சந்தோஷம்|sc=Taml}}
* Tamil: {{t+|ta|மகிழ்ச்சி}}, {{t+|ta|சந்தோஷம்}}
* Tatar: {{t+|tt|бәхет|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t|tt|сәгадәть|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t+|tt|сәгадәт|sc=Cyrl}}
* Tatar: {{t+|tt|бәхет}}, {{t|tt|сәгадәть}}, {{t+|tt|сәгадәт}}
* Telugu: {{t+|te|సంతోషం}}
* Telugu: {{t+|te|సంతోషం}}
* Thai: {{t+|th|ความสุข}}
* Thai: {{t+|th|ความสุข}}
* Tibetan: {{t|bo|བདེ་བ|sc=Tibt}}
* Tibetan: {{t|bo|བདེ་བ}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|mutluluk}}, {{t+|tr|saadet}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|mutluluk}}, {{t+|tr|saadet}}
* Turkmen: {{t+|tk|bagt}}, {{t|tk|şatlyk}}, {{t|tk|eýgilik}}
* Turkmen: {{t+|tk|bagt}}, {{t|tk|şatlyk}}, {{t|tk|eýgilik}}
* Tuvan: {{t|tyv|аас-кежик}}
* Tuvan: {{t|tyv|аас-кежик}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|ща́стя|n|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t|uk|ра́дість|f}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|ща́стя|n}}, {{t|uk|ра́дість|f}}
* Urdu: {{t|ur|خوشی|f|tr=xuśī|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t+|ur|سعادت|f|tr=sa'ādat}}
* Urdu: {{t|ur|خُوشی|f}}, {{t+|ur|سَعادَت|f}}
* Uyghur: {{t|ug|بەخت}}, {{t|ug|خۇشاللىق}}, {{t|ug|سائادەت}}
* Uyghur: {{t|ug|بەخت}}, {{t|ug|خۇشاللىق}}, {{t|ug|سائادەت}}, {{t|ug|بەختلىك}}, {{t|ug|دىلشاتلىق}}, {{t|ug|ھالاۋەت}}
* Uzbek: {{t+|uz|baxt}}, {{t+|uz|chogʻlik}}, {{t+|uz|xushbaxtlik}}, {{t+|uz|saodat}}
* Uzbek: {{t+|uz|baxt}}, {{t+|uz|chogʻlik}}, {{t+|uz|xushbaxtlik}}, {{t+|uz|saodat}}
* Venetian: {{t|vec|ałegrézsa|f}}, {{t|vec|ałegrìa|f}}
* Venetan: {{t|vec|ałegrézsa|f}}, {{t|vec|ałegrìa|f}}
* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|hạnh phúc}} ({{t|vi|幸福}})
* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|hạnh phúc}} ({{t|vi|幸福}})
* Walloon: {{t+|wa|bouneur|m}}
* Walloon: {{t+|wa|bouneur|m}}
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{{trans-top|good luck}}
{{trans-top|good luck}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|късмет|m}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|късме́т|m}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|štěstí|n}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|štěstí|n}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|geluk|n}}, {{t+|nl|fortuin}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|geluk|n}}, {{t+|nl|fortuin}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|onni}}, {{t+|fi|onnekkuus}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|onni}}, {{t+|fi|onnekkuus}}
* German: {{t+|de|Glück|n}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|ευημερία|f}}, {{t+|el|προκοπή|f}}, {{t+|el|ευπραγία|f}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|ευημερία|f}}, {{t+|el|προκοπή|f}}, {{t+|el|ευπραγία|f}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|szerencse}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|szerencse}}
* Icelandic: {{t|is|lukka|f}}
* Icelandic: {{t|is|lukka|f}}
* Ingrian: {{t|izh|onni}}, {{t|izh|lykky}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|gioia|f}}, {{t+|it|felicità|f}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|gioia|f}}, {{t+|it|felicità|f}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|幸運|tr=kōun|sc=Jpan}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|幸運|tr=こううん, kōun}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|laime|f}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|행운(幸運)}}
* Latin: {{t|la|felicitas|alt=fēlīcitās|f}}
* Latvian: {{t+|lv|laime|f}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|laimė|m}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|среќа|f}}, {{t|mk|коб|f}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|среќа|f}}, {{t|mk|коб|f}}
* Malayalam: {{t+|ml|സുഖം|sc=Mlym}}
* Malayalam: {{t+|ml|സുഖം}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|hell|n}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t+|nb|hell|n}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|szczęście|n}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|szczęście|n}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|fortuna|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|fortuna|f}}
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* Dutch: {{t+|nl|blijheid|f}}, {{t+|nl|blijdschap}}, {{t+|nl|geluk|n}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|blijheid|f}}, {{t+|nl|blijdschap}}, {{t+|nl|geluk|n}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|onnellisuus}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|onnellisuus}}
* German: {{t+|de|Fröhlichkeit|f}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|ευτυχία|f}}, {{t+|el|χαρά|f}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|ευτυχία|f}}, {{t+|el|χαρά|f}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|felicità|f}}, {{t+|it|allegria|f}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|felicità|f}}, {{t+|it|allegria|f}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|즐거움}}, {{t+|ko|기쁨}}, {{t+|ko|만족(滿足))}}, {{t|ko|충족(充足)}}, {{t|ko|열락(悅樂)}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|laime|f}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|среќа|f}}, {{t|mk|радост|f}}
* Latvian: {{t+|lv|laime|f}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|среќа|f}}, {{t+|mk|радост|f}}
* Malayalam: {{t+|ml|സുഖം|sc=Mlym}}, {{t+|ml|ആനന്ദം|sc=Mlym}}
* Malayalam: {{t+|ml|സുഖം}}, {{t+|ml|ആനന്ദം}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|hurō}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|hurō}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|szczęście|n}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|szczęście|n}}
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* Esperanto: {{t-check|eo|feliĉo}}
* Esperanto: {{t-check|eo|feliĉo}}
* French: {{t+check|fr|bonheur|m}}
* French: {{t+check|fr|bonheur|m}}
* German: {{t+check|de|Fröhlichkeit|f}}, {{t+check|de|Glück|n}}
* Kannada: {{t+check|kn|ಸುಖ}}, {{t+check|kn|ಸಂತೋಷ}}
* Kannada: {{t+check|kn|ಸುಖ}}, {{t+check|kn|ಸಂತೋಷ}}
* Korean: {{t+check|ko|행복|sc=Kore}}
* Kurdish:
* Kurdish:
*: Central Kurdish: {{t-check|ckb|خۆشی}}
*: Central Kurdish: {{t-check|ckb|خۆشی}}
* Norwegian: {{t+check|no|glede|m}}, {{t+check|no|lykke|m}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t+check|nb|glede|m}}, {{t+check|nb|lykke|m}}
* Old English: {{t-check|ang|ēad|n}}
* Old English: {{t-check|ang|ēad|n}}
* Persian: {{t+check|fa|خوشبختی|tr=xošbaxti}}
* Scottish Gaelic: {{t-check|gd|àigh|m}}, {{t-check|gd|sonas|m}}, {{t-check|gd|subhachas|m}}, {{t-check|gd|toileachas|m}}
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Latest revision as of 20:33, 8 December 2024

English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From happy +‎ -ness.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhæpinɪs/, /ˈhæpinəs/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Hyphenation: hap‧pi‧ness

Noun

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happiness (countable and uncountable, plural happinesses)

  1. (uncountable) The emotion of being happy; joy; elation.
    • 1877, W. S. Gilbert, The Sorcerer:
      Yes, Aline, true happiness comes of true love, and true love should be independent of external influences.
  2. (archaic, uncountable) Prosperity, thriving, wellbeing.
    • 1776, United States Declaration of Independence:
      We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
  3. (archaic, uncountable) Good luck; good fortune.
  4. (obsolete, countable) Fortuitous elegance; unstudied grace, used especially of language.
    • 1711 May, [Alexander Pope], An Essay on Criticism, London: [] W[illiam] Lewis []; and sold by W[illiam] Taylor [], T[homas] Osborn[e] [], and J[ohn] Graves [], →OCLC, page 10:
      Some Beauties yet, no Precepts can declare, / For there's a Happineſs as well as Care.

Usage notes

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  • The word happiness is generic, and is applied to almost every kind of enjoyment.

Synonyms

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Antonyms

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Derived terms

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Translations

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