HAPPINESS Definition & Meaning

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happiness

[ hap-ee-nis ]

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noun

the quality or state of being happy.
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Antonyms:
good fortune; pleasure; contentment; joy.
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Origin of happiness¹

First recorded in 1520–30; happy + -ness

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Synonym Study

Happiness, bliss, contentment, felicity imply an active or passive state of pleasure or pleasurable satisfaction. Happiness results from the possession or attainment of what one considers good: the happiness of visiting one's family. Bliss is unalloyed happiness or supreme delight: the bliss of perfect companionship. Contentment is a peaceful kind of happiness in which one rests without desires, even though every wish may not have been gratified: contentment in one's surroundings. Felicity is a formal word for happiness of an especially fortunate or intense kind: to wish a young couple felicity in life.

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Example Sentences

There are other countries that have managed to score higher than the U.S. in terms of the happiness of their populace.

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With Bach’s Magnificat and an encore of “Happy, Happy Shall We Be” from Handel’s “Semele,” “Dixit Dominus” made sure that happiness prevailed.

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It also attributed high levels of happiness to activities such as volunteering and sharing meals with others.

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Amongst charity workers, donors and friends, he spoke of the love and happiness he had found with Meghan, of honouring his mother's legacy, and described his "sadness" at leaving the UK.

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According to the 2025 Happiness Report which is published by the Wellbeing Research Centre at the University of Oxford in conjunction with Gallup polling, the United States ranks 24th in happiness.

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