■ adjective ( happier , happiest )
1》 feeling or showing pleasure or contentment.
↘willing to do or accept something.
2》 fortunate and convenient: a ~ coincidence.
3》 [in combination ] informal inclined to use a specified thing excessively or at random: trigger-~.
Phrases
( as ) ~ as a sandboy (or Brit. Larry or N. Amer. a clam) extremely ~. [prob. orig. denoting a boy hawking sand for sale.]
~ hunting ground a place where success or enjoyment is obtained. [orig. referring to the optimistic hope of Amer. Indians for good hunting grounds in the afterlife.]
Derivatives
happily adverb
happiness noun
Origin
ME: from the noun hap + -y 1 .