HAPPY


Meaning of HAPPY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈha-pē ]

adjective

( hap·pi·er ; -est )

Etymology: Middle English, from hap

Date: 14th century

1. : favored by luck or fortune : fortunate

a happy coincidence

2. : notably fitting, effective, or well adapted : felicitous

a happy choice

3.

a. : enjoying or characterized by well-being and contentment

is the happiest person I know

a happy childhood

b. : expressing, reflecting, or suggestive of happiness

a happy ending

c. : glad , pleased

I'm happy to meet you

d. : having or marked by an atmosphere of good fellowship : friendly

a happy office

4.

a. : characterized by a dazed irresponsible state

a punch- happy boxer

b. : impulsively or obsessively quick to use or do something

trigger- happy

c. : enthusiastic about something to the point of obsession : obsessed

education-conscious and statistic- happy — Helen Rowen

Synonyms: see lucky , fit

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.