Definition of happiness Happiness

/hæˈpinʌs/ - [hatpeenus] - hap•pi•ness

We found 11 definitions of happiness from 6 different sources.

What does happiness mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: happiness
happiness - emotions experienced when in a state of well-being
		unhappiness, sadness state characterized by emotions ranging from mild discontentment to deep grief
		happy well expressed and to the point; "a happy turn of phrase"; "a few well-chosen words"
		unhappy experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent; "unhappy over her departure"; "unhappy with her raise"; "after the argument they lapsed into an unhappy silence"; "had an unhappy time at school"; "the unhappy (or sad) news"; "he looks so sad"
		feeling the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual"
		bonheur (French) happiness and good humor
		gladfulness, gladness, gladsomeness experiencing joy and pleasure
		gaiety, merriment a festive merry feeling
		rejoicing a feeling of great happiness
		belonging happiness felt in a secure relationship; "with his classmates he felt a sense of belonging"
		blitheness, cheerfulness the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom; "flowers added a note of cheerfulness to the drab room"
happiness - state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
		felicity
		unhappiness state characterized by emotions ranging from mild discontentment to deep grief
		happy well expressed and to the point; "a happy turn of phrase"; "a few well-chosen words"
		unhappy experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent; "unhappy over her departure"; "unhappy with her raise"; "after the argument they lapsed into an unhappy silence"; "had an unhappy time at school"; "the unhappy (or sad) news"; "he looks so sad"
		emotional state, spirit the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection); "his emotional state depended on her opinion"; "he was in good spirits"; "his spirit rose"
		blessedness, beatitude, beatification a state of supreme happiness

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Wiktionary

happiness (Noun)
The emotion of being happy; joy.
happiness (Noun)
Good luck; good fortune; prosperity.
happiness (Noun)
Fortuitous elegance; unstudied grace; — used especially of language.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

happiness (n.)
Good luck; good fortune; prosperity.
happiness (n.)
An agreeable feeling or condition of the soul arising from good fortune or propitious happening of any kind; the possession of those circumstances or that state of being which is attended enjoyment; the state of being happy; contentment; joyful satisfaction; felicity; blessedness.
happiness (n.)
Fortuitous elegance; unstudied grace; -- used especially of language.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

happiness
Emotions experienced when in a state of well-being.

Wikipedia

Happiness is a feeling of pleasure and satisfaction. When someone feels good, proud, relieved or satisfied about something, that person may be described as "happy". Feeling happy may help people to relax and to smile.

Happiness is usually thought of as the opposite of sadness, but it is possible to feel both at once.

Many philosophers have said that people in this world go back and forth between times of happiness and sadness, but there is nobody who is always happy or always sad.