Definition of: happy

(hap′ē) adjective ·pi·er, ·pi·est
1. Enjoying, giving or indicating pleasure; joyous; blessed.
2. Dexterously or fortunately effective; opportune; felicitous.
3. Yielding or marked by happiness: happy moments. [<HAP] Synonyms: blessed, blissful, blithe, blithesome, bright, buoyant, cheerful, cheering, cheery, delighted, delightful, dexterous, felicitous, fortunate, gay, glad, jocund, jolly, joyful, joyous, lucky, merry, mirthful, pleased, prosperous, rapturous, rejoiced, rejoicing, smiling, sprightly, successful, sunny. Happy primarily refers to something that comes “by good hap,” a chance that brings prosperity, benefit, or success. In its most frequent present use, happy is applied to the state of one enjoying happiness, or to that by which happiness is expressed; as, a happy heart, happy laughter. (Compare synonyms for HAPPINESS.) Cheerful applies to the possession or expression of a moderate and tranquil happiness. A cheery word spontaneously gives cheer to others; a cheering word is more distinctly planned to cheer and encourage. Gay applies to an effusive and superficial happiness perhaps resulting largely from abundant animal spirits. A buoyant spirit is, as it were, borne up by joy and hope. A sunny disposition has a tranquil brightness that irradiates all who come within its influence. See AUSPICIOUS, CHEERFUL, CLEVER, FORTUNATE, SKILFUL, WELL. Antonyms: despondent, gloomy, melancholy, miserable, mournful, regretful, sad, sorrowful, woeful, wretched.