Happiness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy

emotions experienced when in a state of well-being

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈæpɪnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈapɪnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈapɪnəs/

3 syllables Say it as /hˈæpɪnəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

felicity

Antonyms

sadness unhappiness

Word Forms

happy	adjective	marked by good fortune
felicitous	adjective	marked by good fortune

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Glück

Zustand des Wohlbefindens, der durch Emotionen gekennzeichnet ist, die von Zufriedenheit bis hin zu intensiver Freude reichen

🇫🇷French

bonheur

état de bien-être caractérisé par des émotions allant du contentement à la joie intense

🇪🇸Spanish

felicidad

Estado de bienestar caracterizado por emociones que van desde la alegría hasta la alegría intensa.

🇮🇹Italian

felicità

stato di benessere caratterizzato da emozioni che vanno dalla contentezza alla gioia intensa

🇳🇱Dutch

geluk

een toestand van welzijn die wordt gekenmerkt door emoties variërend van tevredenheid tot intense vreugde

🇵🇹Portuguese

felicidade

estado de bem-estar caracterizado por emoções que vão do contentamento à intensa alegria

🇷🇺Russian

счастье

состояние благополучия, характеризующееся эмоциями от удовлетворения до сильной радости

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ख़ुशी

कल्याण की स्थिति जिसमें संतुष्टि से लेकर तीव्र आनंद तक की भावनाएँ शामिल होती हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

সুখ

তৃপ্তি থেকে তীব্র আনন্দ পর্যন্ত আবেগ দ্বারা চিহ্নিত সুস্থতার অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

மகிழ்ச்சி

நல்வாழ்வின் நிலை மனநிறைவிலிருந்து தீவிர மகிழ்ச்சி வரையிலான உணர்ச்சிகளால் வகைப்படுத்தப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆనందం

శ్రేయస్సు యొక్క స్థితి సంతృప్తి నుండి తీవ్రమైన ఆనందం వరకు భావోద్వేగాల ద్వారా వర్గీకరించబడుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

आनंद

समाधानापासून तीव्र आनंदापर्यंतच्या भावनांद्वारे वैशिष्ट्यीकृत कल्याणची स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

સુખ

સુખાકારીની સ્થિતિ સંતોષથી લઈને તીવ્ર આનંદ સુધીની લાગણીઓ દ્વારા વર્ગીકૃત થયેલ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂತೋಷ

ಯೋಗಕ್ಷೇಮದ ಸ್ಥಿತಿಯು ತೃಪ್ತಿಯಿಂದ ತೀವ್ರವಾದ ಸಂತೋಷದವರೆಗಿನ ಭಾವನೆಗಳಿಂದ ನಿರೂಪಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സന്തോഷം

സംതൃപ്തി മുതൽ തീവ്രമായ സന്തോഷം വരെയുള്ള വികാരങ്ങളാൽ സവിശേഷമായ ക്ഷേമത്തിൻ്റെ അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖੁਸ਼ੀ

ਸੰਤੁਸ਼ਟੀ ਤੋਂ ਲੈ ਕੇ ਤੀਬਰ ਅਨੰਦ ਤੱਕ ਦੀਆਂ ਭਾਵਨਾਵਾਂ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਦਰਸਾਈ ਗਈ ਤੰਦਰੁਸਤੀ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

خوشی

اطمینان سے لے کر شدید خوشی تک کے جذبات کی طرف سے خصوصیت کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

幸福

以从满足到强烈喜悦的情绪为特征的幸福状态

🇯🇵Japanese

幸せ

満足感から激しい喜びまでの感情によって特徴付けられる幸福の状態

🇰🇷Korean

행복

만족에서 강렬한 기쁨까지의 감정을 특징으로 하는 웰빙 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

niềm hạnh phúc

trạng thái hạnh phúc được đặc trưng bởi những cảm xúc từ hài lòng đến niềm vui mãnh liệt

🇹🇭Thai

ความสุข

สภาวะความเป็นอยู่ที่ดีมีลักษณะเป็นอารมณ์ตั้งแต่ความพึงพอใจไปจนถึงความยินดีอย่างยิ่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

kebahagiaan

keadaan sejahtera yang ditandai oleh emosi mulai dari kepuasan hingga kegembiraan yang intens

🇵🇭Filipino

kaligayahan

estado ng kagalingan na nailalarawan sa pamamagitan ng mga emosyon mula sa kasiyahan hanggang sa matinding kagalakan

🇲🇾Malay

kebahagiaan

keadaan kesejahteraan yang dicirikan oleh emosi yang terdiri daripada kepuasan kepada kegembiraan yang mendalam

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سعادة

حالة من الرفاهية تتميز بمشاعر تتراوح من الرضا إلى الفرح الشديد

🇮🇷Persian

شادی

حالت بهزیستی که با احساساتی از رضایت تا شادی شدید مشخص می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

mutluluk

Memnuniyetten yoğun neşeye kadar değişen duygularla karakterize edilen refah durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

שִׂמְחָה

מצב של רווחה המאופיין ברגשות הנעים בין שביעות רצון לשמחה עזה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'happiness'?

The primary meaning of 'happiness' is 'state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'happiness' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'happiness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'happiness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'happiness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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