happiness A2 Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /ˈhæpinɪs/ See IPA manual Freq #1696 Meanings 1 noun The feeling of being happy; joy. Her face was full of happiness on her wedding day. 2 noun A state of well-being and contentment. Money alone does not bring happiness. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the feeling of being happy;... felicityhigh spirits 2 noun · a state of well-being and... felicity More blessednessblissblithenessblithesomenesscheerfulnesscheerinesscontentednesscontentnessdelightdelightednesselatednesselation ↔ Opposites sadness Word family Derived forms trigger-happiness Related forms happy Common collocations with happiness Preposition + noun Etymology AI details From happy + -ness. Topics Emotions & Feelings External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # happiness **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈhæpinɪs/ **Frequency rank:** 1696 ## Meanings 1. The feeling of being happy; joy. 2. A state of well-being and contentment. ## Examples - Her face was full of happiness on her wedding day. - Money alone does not bring happiness. ## Synonyms - blessedness - bliss - blitheness - blithesomeness - cheerfulness - cheeriness - contentedness - contentness - delight - delightedness - elatedness - elation ## Antonyms - sadness ## Derived Forms - trigger-happiness ## Related Forms - happy ## Roots and Affixes - Affix: -ness - state ## Etymology From happy + -ness. ## AI Etymology Happiness comes from happy + -ness. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. In current use, the main senses are “The feeling of being happy; joy” and “A state of well-being and contentment”. ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings markdown