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 | ||||||||