happy place

noun

plural happy places

: something (such as an activity, experience, or environment) that provides comfort, joy, or fulfillment

Dancing is my happy place and even just thinking about it lifts me up.

—Amy Dowden

The ice cream shop, she said, is her "happy place".

—Malika Andrews

Examples of happy place in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Best Last-Minute Amazon Prime Day Kitchen Deals If your happy place is the kitchen, these deals are worth a look. — Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 26 June 2026

With five pools, nine restaurants, a paintball course, and tennis, pickleball, and basketball courts, every member of your family can find their happy place. — Chelsea Adams, USA Today, 20 June 2026

Kardashian is in a happy place internally, too. — Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026

Jennifer Garner is in her happy place. — Julie Jordan, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1994, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for happy place

• aerospace
• anatase
• anyplace
• commonplace
• cyberspace
• database
• diabase
• diastase
• dnase
• elastase
• fireplace
• hyperspace