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The emotion of being happy; joy; elation.uncountable
- seek happiness
- true happiness
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Prosperity, thriving, wellbeing.archaicuncountable
- We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
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Good luck; good fortune.archaicuncountable
- All happineſſe bechance to thee in Millaine.
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Fortuitous elegance; unstudied grace, used especially of language.countableobsolete
- Some Beauties yet, no Precepts can declare, / For there's a Happineſs as well as Care.
syn. felicity · blessedness · bliss · high spirits · joy · joyfulness · joyousness · pleasure · blitheness · blithesomeness · cheerfulness · cheeriness
ant. sadness