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happy

[hap-ee] / ˈhæp i /




Usage

What are other ways to say happy? Happy is an adjective that emphasizes a pleasant ending or something that happens at just the right moment: By a happy accident, I received the package on time. Fortunate implies that success is obtained by the operation of favorable circumstances more than by direct effort; it is usually applied to grave or large matters (especially those happening in the ordinary course of things): fortunate in one’s choice of a partner; a fortunate investment. Lucky, a more colloquial word, is applied to situations that turn out well by chance: lucky at cards; my lucky day.

Example Sentences

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This isn’t a repetition of the Fed’s happy talk in 2021 that inflation was “transitory.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

No-one is really talking about them but they both have a mix of experience and younger players and they will be happy going under the radar at the moment.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Neville noted that in addition to their annual report, a postmortem survey tracks “how happy people are,” and if they feel the cost was worth it.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

"People now care a lot about emotional value. That is, 'I want to buy something that I really love. That, when I look at it, makes me really happy.'"

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

How many of us were there, that happy afternoon, who were soon to meet under very different circumstances!

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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