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Happy (adjective)
Having a arising from a consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment; enjoying good of any kind, such as comfort, peace, or tranquillity; blissful, contented, joyous.
“Music makes me feel happy.”
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Happy (adjective)
Experiencing the effect of favored by fortune or luck; fortunate, lucky, propitious.
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Happy (adjective)
Content, satisfied (with or to do something); having no objection (to something).
“Are you happy to pay me back by the end of the week?”
“Yes, I am happy with the decision.”
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Happy (adjective)
Of acts, speech, etc.: appropriate, apt, felicitous.
“a happy coincidence”
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Happy (adjective)
Favoring or inclined to use.
“slaphappy, trigger-happy”
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Happy (adjective)
Of persons, especially when referring to their ability to express themselves (often followed by at or in): dexterous, ready, skilful.
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Happy (noun)
preceded by the: happy people as a group.
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Happy (noun)
A happy event, thing, person, etc.
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Happy (verb)
Often followed by up: to become happy; to brighten up, to cheer up.
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Happy (verb)
Often followed by up: to cheer, to enliven.
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Sad (adjective)
Emotionally negative.
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Sad (adjective)
Feeling sorrow; sorrowful, mournful.
“She gets sad when he’s away.”
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Sad (adjective)
Appearing sorrowful.
“The puppy had a sad little face.”
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Sad (adjective)
Causing sorrow; lamentable.
“It’s a sad fact that most rapes go unreported.”
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Sad (adjective)
Poor in quality, bad; shameful, deplorable; later, regrettable, poor.
“That’s the saddest-looking pickup truck I’ve ever seen.”
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Sad (adjective)
Sated, having had one’s fill; satisfied, weary.
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Sad (adjective)
Steadfast, valiant.
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Sad (adjective)
Dignified, serious, grave.
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Sad (adjective)
Naughty; troublesome; wicked.
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Sad (adjective)
Unfashionable; socially inadequate or undesirable.
“I can’t believe you use drugs; you’re so sad!”
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Sad (adjective)
Soggy (to refer to pastries).
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Sad (adjective)
Heavy; weighty; ponderous; close; hard.
“sad bread”
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Happy (adjective)
feeling or showing pleasure or contentment
“they are happy to see me doing well”
“Melissa came in looking happy and excited”
“we’re just happy that he’s still alive”
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Happy (adjective)
having a sense of trust and confidence in (a person, arrangement, or situation)
“he was not happy about the proposals”
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Happy (adjective)
satisfied with the quality or standard of
“I’m happy with his performance”
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Happy (adjective)
willing to do something
“we will be happy to advise you”
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Happy (adjective)
used in greetings
“happy Christmas”
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Happy (adjective)
fortunate and convenient
“he had the happy knack of making people like him”
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Happy (adjective)
inclined to use a specified thing excessively or at random
“they tended to be grenade-happy”
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Sad (adjective)
feeling or showing sorrow; unhappy
“they looked at her with sad, anxious faces”
“I was sad and subdued”
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Sad (adjective)
causing or characterized by sorrow or regret; unfortunate and regrettable
“a sad day for us all”
“he told her the sad story of his life”
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Sad (adjective)
pathetically inadequate or unfashionable
“the show is tongue-in-cheek—anyone who takes it seriously is a bit sad”
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Sad (adjective)
(of dough) heavy through having failed to rise.