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Synonyms for happiness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : hap-ee-nis |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈhæp i nɪs |
Top 10 synonyms for happiness Other synonyms for the word happiness
- beatitude
- blessedness
- cheer
- cheerfulness
- cheeriness
- content
- delectation
- delirium
- ecstasy
- enchantment
- exuberance
- felicity
- gaiety
- geniality
- gladness
- good cheer
- good humor
- good spirits
- hilarity
- hopefulness
- joviality
- laughter
- lightheartedness
- merriment
- mirth
- optimism
- paradise
- peace of mind
- playfulness
- pleasure
- prosperity
- rejoicing
- sanctity
- seventh heaven
- vivacity
- well-being
Définition of happiness
Origin :- 1520s, "good fortune," from happy + -ness. Meaning "pleasant and contented mental state" is from 1590s. Phrase greatest happiness for the greatest number was in Hutcheson (1725).
- noun high spirits, satisfaction
- I would do anything in the world for his happiness, poor old chap.
- Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
- There is world enough for all to seek their happiness in their own way.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- Well, even if we were, we've no right to get our happiness out of her suffering.
- Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair
- You know, and yet you'll take your happiness at the poor child's expense.
- Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair
- Recommend him a day or two in the country, for the good of his health and our happiness.
- Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder
- While God's Will may be for our happiness, we can attain to neither the happiness nor the Will—as yet.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- How could it care for a fellow's happiness, or even for his leading a correct life!
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- Perhaps that is a sign—I daresay it is—that I have not had much of what is not happiness.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- He must suffer more, must lose more, must pay more with happiness for his folly.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- That is why it is necessary to happiness that one should be tired.
- Extract from : « A Treatise on Parents and Children » by George Bernard Shaw
Antonyms for happiness
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