(happier, happiest)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
Someone who is ~ has feelings of pleasure, usually because something nice has happened or because they feel satisfied with their life.
Marina was a confident, ~ child...
I’m just ~ to be back running...
ADJ
happily
Albert leaned back happily and lit a cigarette.
ADV: usu ADV with v
happiness
I think mostly she was looking for happiness.
N-UNCOUNT
2.
A ~ time, place, or relationship is full of ~ feelings and pleasant experiences, or has an atmosphere in which people feel ~.
It had always been a ~ place...
We have a very ~ marriage.
ADJ: usu ADJ n
3.
If you are ~ about a situation or arrangement, you are satisfied with it, for example because you think that something is being done in the right way.
If you are not ~ about a repair, go back and complain...
He’s ~ that I deal with it myself...
ADJ: v-link ADJ, ADJ about/with n/-ing, ADJ that, ADJ to-inf
4.
If you say you are ~ to do something, you mean that you are very willing to do it.
I’ll be ~ to answer any questions if there are any...
ADJ: v-link ADJ, usu ADJ to-inf
happily
If I’ve caused any offence over something I have written, I will happily apologise.
= gladly
ADV: ADV with v
5.
Happy is used in greetings and other conventional expressions to say that you hope someone will enjoy a special occasion.
Happy Birthday!...
Happy Easter!
many ~ returns: see return
ADJ: ADJ n
6.
A ~ coincidence is one that results in something pleasant or helpful happening.
By ~ coincidence, Robert met Richard and Julia and discovered they were experiencing similar problems.
ADJ: ADJ n