HAPPINESS Synonyms
There are 11 hypernyms of the word happiness. (close relations)
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| felicity | nounn | |||||
noun • pleasing and appropriate manner or style (especially manner or style of expression) • state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy | ||||||
| bliss | nounn | |||||
noun • a state of extreme happiness | ||||||
| joy | nounn | |||||
noun • the emotion of great happiness • something or someone that provides a source of happiness verb • feel happiness or joy • make glad or happy | ||||||
| pleasure | nounn | |||||
noun • a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience • something or someone that provides a source of happiness • a formal expression • an activity that affords enjoyment • sexual gratification | ||||||
| beatitude | nounn | |||||
noun • one of the eight sayings of Jesus at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount; in Latin each saying begins with `beatus' (blessed) • a state of supreme happiness | ||||||
| cheer | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a cry or shout of approval • the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom verb • give encouragement to • show approval or good wishes by shouting • cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful • become cheerful • spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts | ||||||
| cheerfulness | nounn | |||||
noun • the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom • a feeling of spontaneous good spirits | ||||||
| contentment | nounn | |||||
noun • happiness with one's situation in life | ||||||
| delight | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction • something or someone that provides a source of happiness verb • give pleasure to or be pleasing to • take delight in • hold spellbound | ||||||
| ecstasy | nounn | |||||
noun • a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion • a state of elated bliss • street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine | ||||||
| elation | nounn | |||||
noun • an exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism; an absence of depression • a feeling of joy and pride | ||||||
| enchantment | nounn | |||||
noun • a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual • a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation • a magical spell | ||||||
| euphoria | nounn | |||||
noun • a feeling of great (usually exaggerated) elation | ||||||
| exhilaration | nounn | |||||
noun • the feeling of lively and cheerful joy | ||||||
| gladness | nounn | |||||
noun • experiencing joy and pleasure | ||||||
| glee | nounn | |||||
noun • great merriment • malicious satisfaction | ||||||
| jollity | nounn | |||||
noun • feeling jolly and jovial and full of good humor | ||||||
| jubilation | nounn | |||||
noun • a feeling of extreme joy • a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event • the utterance of sounds expressing great joy | ||||||
| merriment | nounn | |||||
noun • a gay feeling • activities that are enjoyable or amusing | ||||||
| mirth | nounn | |||||
noun • great merriment | ||||||
