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===Alternative forms=== |
===Alternative forms=== |
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* {{alt|en|happinesse}} {{q|obsolete}} |
* {{alt|en|happinesse}} {{q|obsolete}} |
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* {{alt|en|happyness}} {{q|obsolete}} |
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===Etymology=== |
===Etymology=== |
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===Pronunciation=== |
===Pronunciation=== |
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* {{IPA|en|/ˈhæpinɪs/|/ˈhæpinəs/}} |
* {{IPA|en|/ˈhæpinɪs/|/ˈhæpinəs/}} |
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* {{audio|en|en-us-happiness.ogg| |
* {{audio|en|en-us-happiness.ogg|a=US}} |
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* {{hyphenation|en|hap|pi|ness}} |
* {{hyphenation|en|hap|pi|ness}} |
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{{en-noun|~}} |
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# {{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]]. |
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#* {{quote-text|en|year=1877|author= |
#* {{quote-text|en|year=1877|author=w:W. S. Gilbert|title=s:The Sorcerer |
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|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.}} |
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# {{lb|en|archaic|uncountable}} [[prosperity]], [[thriving]], [[wellbeing]]. |
# {{lb|en|archaic|uncountable}} [[prosperity|Prosperity]], [[thriving]], [[wellbeing]]. |
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#* {{quote-text|en|year=1776|title= |
#* {{quote-text|en|year=1776|title=w:United States Declaration of Independence |
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|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'''.}} |
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# {{lb|en|archaic|uncountable}} Good [[luck]]; good [[fortune]]. |
# {{lb|en|archaic|uncountable}} Good [[luck]]; good [[fortune]]. |
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#* {{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''.}} |
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# {{lb|en|obsolete|countable}} Fortuitous elegance; unstudied grace |
# {{lb|en|obsolete|countable}} Fortuitous elegance; unstudied grace, used especially of language. |
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#* {{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''.}} |
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====Usage notes==== |
====Usage notes==== |
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* The word ''happiness'' is generic, and is applied to almost every kind of enjoyment. |
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====Synonyms==== |
====Synonyms==== |
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====Derived terms==== |
====Derived terms==== |
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{{col-auto|en|double happiness|gross national happiness|money can't buy happiness|trigger-happiness|bluebird of happiness|happiness pump}} |
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====Translations==== |
====Translations==== |
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* Avar: {{t|av|талихӏ}} |
* Avar: {{t|av|талихӏ}} |
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* Azerbaijani: {{t|az|xoşbəxtlik}}, {{t|az|səadət}} |
* Azerbaijani: {{t|az|xoşbəxtlik}}, {{t|az|səadət}} |
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* Bashkir: {{t|ba|бәхет |
* Bashkir: {{t|ba|бәхет}} |
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* Belarusian: {{t|be|шча́сце|n |
* Belarusian: {{t|be|шча́сце|n}} |
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* Bengali: {{t+|bn|সুখ |
* Bengali: {{t+|bn|সুখ}} |
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* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|ща́стие|n |
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|ща́стие|n}} |
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* Burmese: {{t+|my|သုခ |
* Burmese: {{t+|my|သုခ}} |
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* Catalan: {{t+|ca|felicitat|f}} |
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|felicitat|f}} |
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* Cebuano: {{t|ceb|kalipay}} |
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* Chinese: |
* Chinese: |
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*: 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}} |
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* 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}} |
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* Esperanto: {{t|eo|feliĉeco}} |
* Esperanto: {{t|eo|feliĉo}}, {{t|eo|feliĉeco}} |
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* Estonian: {{t+|et|õnn}} |
* Estonian: {{t+|et|õnn}} |
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* Farefare: {{t|gur|pupeelum}} |
* Farefare: {{t|gur|pupeelum}} |
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* Guaraní: {{t+|gn|vy'a}} |
* Guaraní: {{t+|gn|vy'a}} |
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* Hawaiian: {{t|haw|hauʻoli}} |
* Hawaiian: {{t|haw|hauʻoli}} |
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* Hebrew: {{t+|he|אושר|m|tr='ósher|alt=אושר \ אֹשֶׁר |
* Hebrew: {{t+|he|אושר|m|tr='ósher|alt=אושר \ אֹשֶׁר}} |
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* Hindi: {{t|hi|ख़ुशी|f |
* Hindi: {{t|hi|ख़ुशी|f}} |
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* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|boldogság}} |
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|boldogság}} |
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* Hunsrik: {{t|hrx|Glick|n}} |
* Hunsrik: {{t|hrx|Glick|n}} |
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* Ido: {{t+|io|feliceso}} |
* Ido: {{t+|io|feliceso}} |
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* Indonesian: {{t+|id|kebahagiaan}} |
* Indonesian: {{t+|id|kebahagiaan}} |
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* Ingrian: {{t|izh|onni}}, {{t|izh|ilo}} |
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* Ingush: {{t|inh|ираз}} |
* Ingush: {{t|inh|ираз}} |
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* Irish: {{t|ga|sonas|m}}, {{t|ga|suáilceas|m}} |
* Irish: {{t|ga|sonas|m}}, {{t|ga|suáilceas|m}} |
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* Italian: {{t+|it|felicità|f}}, {{t+|it|gioia|f}} |
* Italian: {{t+|it|felicità|f}}, {{t+|it|gioia|f}} |
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* Japanese: {{t+|ja|幸福|tr=こうふく, kōfuku}}, {{t+|ja|幸せ|tr=しあわせ, shiawase |
* 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}} |
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* Kabuverdianu: {{t|kea|filisidadi}} |
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* Kazakh: {{t|kk|бақыт}} |
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* 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}} |
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* 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)}} |
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* Kurdish: |
* Kurdish: |
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*: Northern Kurdish: {{t+|kmr|bextewerî}}, {{t+|kmr|seadet}} |
*: Northern Kurdish: {{t+|kmr|bextewerî}}, {{t+|kmr|seadet}} |
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* Kyrgyz: {{t+|ky|бакыт |
* Kyrgyz: {{t+|ky|бакыт}} |
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* Lao: {{t+|lo|ຄວາມສຸກ}} |
* Lao: {{t+|lo|ຄວາມສຸກ}} |
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* Latgalian: {{t|ltg|laime}} |
* Latgalian: {{t|ltg|laime}} |
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* 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}} |
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* Latvian: {{t|lv|laime|f}} |
* Latvian: {{t+|lv|laime|f}} |
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* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|laimė}} |
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|laimė}} |
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* Luxembourgish: {{t|lb|Gléck|n}} |
* Luxembourgish: {{t|lb|Gléck|n}} |
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* Macedonian: {{t|mk|среќа|f}}, {{t|mk|радост|f}} |
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|среќа|f}}, {{t+|mk|радост|f}} |
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* Malay: {{t|ms|kebahagiaan}}, {{t|ms|kegembiraan}} |
* Malay: {{t|ms|kebahagiaan}}, {{t|ms|kegembiraan}} |
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* Malayalam: {{t+|ml|സന്തോഷം |
* Malayalam: {{t+|ml|സന്തോഷം}}, {{t+|ml|ആഹ്ലാദം}}, {{t+|ml|ആനന്ദം}} |
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* Maltese: {{t|mt|feliċita|f}} |
* Maltese: {{t|mt|feliċita|f}} |
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* Maori: {{t|mi|uruhautanga}}, {{t|mi|hurō}} |
* Maori: {{t|mi|uruhautanga}}, {{t|mi|hurō}} |
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* Mauritian Creole: {{t|mfe|jos}}, {{t|mfe|lazwa}} |
* Mauritian Creole: {{t|mfe|jos}}, {{t|mfe|lazwa}} |
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* Middle English: {{t|enm|wynne}} |
* Middle English: {{t|enm|wynne}} |
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* Mongolian: {{t|mn|аз жаргал |
* Mongolian: |
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*: Cyrillic: {{t|mn|аз жаргал}} |
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* Navajo: {{t|nv|ił hózhǫ́}} |
* Navajo: {{t|nv|ił hózhǫ́}} |
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* Northern Sami: {{t|se|illu}} |
* Northern Sami: {{t|se|illu}} |
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* Norwegian: {{t+| |
* Norwegian: |
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*: Bokmål: {{t+|nb|lykke|m}}, {{t+|nb|glede|m}} |
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*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|lukke}} |
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|lukke}} |
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* 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}} |
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* Old Norse: {{t|non|gleði|f}} |
* Old Norse: {{t|non|gleði|f}} |
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* Pannonian Rusyn: {{t|rsk|щесце|n}} |
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* 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}} |
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* Persian: |
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* Persian: {{t |
*: Iranian Persian: {{t|fa-ira|خوشْبَخْتی|tr=xošbaxti}}, {{t+|fa-ira|شادی}}, {{t|fa-ira|سَعادَت}} |
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* Plautdietsch: {{t|pdt|Freid|f}}, {{t|pdt|Häaj|f}} |
* Plautdietsch: {{t|pdt|Freid|f}}, {{t|pdt|Häaj|f}} |
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* 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}} |
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* Serbo-Croatian: |
* Serbo-Croatian: |
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*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|сре̏ћа|f |
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|сре̏ћа|f}} |
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*: Roman: {{t|sh|srȅća|f}} |
*: Roman: {{t|sh|srȅća|f}} |
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* Shor: {{t|cjs|ырыс|tr=ırıs}} |
* Shor: {{t|cjs|ырыс|tr=ırıs}} |
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* Sinhalese: {{t|si|සන්තෝෂය |
* Sinhalese: {{t|si|සන්තෝෂය}} |
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* Slovak: {{t|sk|šťastie|n}}, {{t|sk|radosť|f}} |
* Slovak: {{t|sk|šťastie|n}}, {{t|sk|radosť|f}} |
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* Slovene: {{t+|sl|sreča|f}} |
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|sreča|f}} |
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* Tabasaran: {{t|tab|бахт}} |
* Tabasaran: {{t|tab|бахт}} |
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* Tagalog: {{t|tl|kaligayahan}}, {{t+|tl|ligaya}} |
* Tagalog: {{t|tl|kaligayahan}}, {{t+|tl|ligaya}} |
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* Tajik: {{t|tg|бахт |
* Tajik: {{t|tg|бахт}}, {{t|tg|саодат}}, {{t+|tg|шодӣ}}, {{t+|tg|хушбахтӣ}} |
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* Tamil: {{t+|ta|மகிழ்ச்சி |
* Tamil: {{t+|ta|மகிழ்ச்சி}}, {{t+|ta|சந்தோஷம்}} |
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* Tatar: {{t+|tt|бәхет |
* Tatar: {{t+|tt|бәхет}}, {{t|tt|сәгадәть}}, {{t+|tt|сәгадәт}} |
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* Telugu: {{t+|te|సంతోషం}} |
* Telugu: {{t+|te|సంతోషం}} |
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* Thai: {{t+|th|ความสุข}} |
* Thai: {{t+|th|ความสุข}} |
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* Tibetan: {{t|bo|བདེ་བ |
* Tibetan: {{t|bo|བདེ་བ}} |
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* Turkish: {{t+|tr|mutluluk}}, {{t+|tr|saadet}} |
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|mutluluk}}, {{t+|tr|saadet}} |
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* Turkmen: {{t+|tk|bagt}}, {{t|tk|şatlyk}}, {{t|tk|eýgilik}} |
* Turkmen: {{t+|tk|bagt}}, {{t|tk|şatlyk}}, {{t|tk|eýgilik}} |
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* Tuvan: {{t|tyv|аас-кежик}} |
* Tuvan: {{t|tyv|аас-кежик}} |
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* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|ща́стя|n |
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|ща́стя|n}}, {{t|uk|ра́дість|f}} |
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* Urdu: {{t|ur| |
* Urdu: {{t|ur|خُوشی|f}}, {{t+|ur|سَعادَت|f}} |
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* 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}} |
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* 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}} |
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* Venetan: {{t|vec|ałegrézsa|f}}, {{t|vec|ałegrìa|f}} |
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* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|hạnh phúc}} ({{t|vi|幸福}}) |
* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|hạnh phúc}} ({{t|vi|幸福}}) |
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* Walloon: {{t+|wa|bouneur|m}} |
* Walloon: {{t+|wa|bouneur|m}} |
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{{trans-top|good luck}} |
{{trans-top|good luck}} |
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* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg| |
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|късме́т|m}} |
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* Czech: {{t+|cs|štěstí|n}} |
* Czech: {{t+|cs|štěstí|n}} |
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* Dutch: {{t+|nl|geluk|n}}, {{t+|nl|fortuin}} |
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|geluk|n}}, {{t+|nl|fortuin}} |
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* Finnish: {{t+|fi|onni}}, {{t+|fi|onnekkuus}} |
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|onni}}, {{t+|fi|onnekkuus}} |
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* 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}} |
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* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|szerencse}} |
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|szerencse}} |
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* Icelandic: {{t|is|lukka|f}} |
* Icelandic: {{t|is|lukka|f}} |
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* Ingrian: {{t|izh|onni}}, {{t|izh|lykky}} |
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* Italian: {{t+|it|gioia|f}}, {{t+|it|felicità|f}} |
* Italian: {{t+|it|gioia|f}}, {{t+|it|felicità|f}} |
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* Japanese: {{t+|ja|幸運|tr=kōun |
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|幸運|tr=こううん, kōun}} |
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* Korean: {{t+|ko|행운(幸運)}} |
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* Latin: {{t|la|felicitas|alt=fēlīcitās|f}} |
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* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|laimė|m}} |
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* Macedonian: {{t|mk|среќа|f}}, {{t|mk|коб|f}} |
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|среќа|f}}, {{t|mk|коб|f}} |
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* Malayalam: {{t+|ml|സുഖം |
* Malayalam: {{t+|ml|സുഖം}} |
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* Norwegian: {{t+| |
* Norwegian: |
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*: Bokmål: {{t+|nb|hell|n}} |
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* Polish: {{t+|pl|szczęście|n}} |
* Polish: {{t+|pl|szczęście|n}} |
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* 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}} |
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* Finnish: {{t+|fi|onnellisuus}} |
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|onnellisuus}} |
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* German: {{t+|de|Fröhlichkeit|f}} |
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* Greek: {{t+|el|ευτυχία|f}}, {{t+|el|χαρά|f}} |
* Greek: {{t+|el|ευτυχία|f}}, {{t+|el|χαρά|f}} |
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* Italian: {{t+|it|felicità|f}}, {{t+|it|allegria|f}} |
* Italian: {{t+|it|felicità|f}}, {{t+|it|allegria|f}} |
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* Korean: {{t+|ko|즐거움}}, {{t+|ko|기쁨}}, {{t+|ko|만족(滿足))}}, {{t|ko|충족(充足)}}, {{t|ko|열락(悅樂)}} |
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* Macedonian: {{t|mk|среќа|f}}, {{t|mk|радост|f}} |
* Latvian: {{t+|lv|laime|f}} |
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* Macedonian: {{t|mk|среќа|f}}, {{t+|mk|радост|f}} |
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* Malayalam: {{t+|ml|സുഖം |
* Malayalam: {{t+|ml|സുഖം}}, {{t+|ml|ആനന്ദം}} |
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* Maori: {{t|mi|hurō}} |
* Maori: {{t|mi|hurō}} |
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* Polish: {{t+|pl|szczęście|n}} |
* Polish: {{t+|pl|szczęście|n}} |
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* Esperanto: {{t-check|eo|feliĉo}} |
* Esperanto: {{t-check|eo|feliĉo}} |
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* French: {{t+check|fr|bonheur|m}} |
* French: {{t+check|fr|bonheur|m}} |
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* Kannada: {{t+check|kn|ಸುಖ}}, {{t+check|kn|ಸಂತೋಷ}} |
* Kannada: {{t+check|kn|ಸುಖ}}, {{t+check|kn|ಸಂತೋಷ}} |
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* Korean: {{t+check|ko|행복|sc=Kore}} |
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* Kurdish: |
* Kurdish: |
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*: Central Kurdish: {{t-check|ckb|خۆشی}} |
*: Central Kurdish: {{t-check|ckb|خۆشی}} |
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* Norwegian: {{t+check| |
* Norwegian: |
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*: Bokmål: {{t+check|nb|glede|m}}, {{t+check|nb|lykke|m}} |
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* Old English: {{t-check|ang|ēad|n}} |
* Old English: {{t-check|ang|ēad|n}} |
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Latest revision as of 20:33, 8 December 2024
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- happinesse (obsolete)
- happyness (obsolete)
Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]happiness (countable and uncountable, plural happinesses)
- (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.
- (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.
- (archaic, uncountable) Good luck; good fortune.
- c. 1590–1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i], page 20, column 2:
- All happineſſe bechance to thee in Millaine.
- (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
[edit]- The word happiness is generic, and is applied to almost every kind of enjoyment.
Synonyms
[edit]- felicity (somewhat dated or formal)
- blessedness (dated or religious)
- bliss (more exalted delight, suggesting heaven)
- high spirits
- joy, joyfulness, joyousness
- pleasure
Antonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]emotion of being happy
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good luck
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agreeable feeling
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fortuitous elegance
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References
[edit]- “happiness”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Further reading
[edit]- Happiness (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- happiness on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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