Definition of happiness
1 obsolete : good fortune : prosperity all happiness bechance to thee — William Shakespeare
2a : a state of well-being and contentment : joyb : a pleasurable or satisfying experience I wish you every happiness in life. I had the happiness of seeing you — W. S. Gilbert
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Examples of happiness in a Sentence
They made a toast to long life and happiness.
her happiness was complete when she got her very own house
Recent Examples of happiness from the Web
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The theme of this year’s convention looked at positivity and happiness in the face of problems.
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Most of the women — in their late 70s at the youngest — are suffering from severe dementia, but the reminders from bygone days trigger memories and skills once thought lost, and produce surprising levels of happiness and comfort.
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Most of the women – in their late 70s at the youngest – are suffering from severe dementia, but the reminders from bygone days trigger memories and skills once thought lost, and produce surprising levels of happiness and comfort.
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Most of the women — in their late 70s at the youngest — are suffering from severe dementia, but the reminders from bygone days trigger memories and skills once thought lost, and produce surprising levels of happiness and comfort.
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The idea is that engaging in such activities creates more meaning in your life, and that equates to more happiness.
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Read the full heartbreak to happiness story at the Tampa Bay Times.
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These include the Emotion API image analysis tool that can identify the emotion expressed by faces in photos, assigning relative probabilities to anger, contempt, disgust, fear, happiness, sadness and surprise.
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The engine of commerce churns on regardless of the hard-fought happiness secured by Peggy, Pete, Joan, and Stan, or even the fallen-into-bass-ackwards variety Roger wound up with.
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Origin and Etymology of happiness
see happy
First Known Use: 15th century
HAPPINESS Defined for English Language Learners
happiness
playDefinition of happiness for English Language Learners
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: the state of being happy
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: an experience that makes you happy
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