happiness

English

/ˈhæpinɪs/

noun

Definitions

(uncountable) The emotion of being happy; joy.
(archaic) prosperity, thriving, wellbeing.
(archaic) Good luck; good fortune.
(obsolete) Fortuitous elegance; unstudied grace; — used especially of language.

Etymology

Suffix from English happy.

Origin

English

happy

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

hap English
happify English
happily English
happy English
happycore English
happyish English
happyologist English
happyology English
mishappiness English
mishappy English
nonhappy English
overhappy English
semihappy English
unhappy English
happy German
ハッピー Japanese
happy Middle English