/ˈhæpinəs/
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Translation
The good feeling you have when you are pleased with your life.
Word origin
From "happy" plus the ending -ness. "Happy" comes from Middle English hap, meaning luck or chance.
- Origin
- Middle English
- Root
- hap
- English cognates
- happen, perhaps
Examples
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"Happiness" is the feeling of being happy.
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"Happiness" is uncountable, so it has no plural.
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People often write this in cards.
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