happy

engleză

(English)

Etimologie

Din engleza medie happy < din hap („soartă, șansă”) (care provine din nordică veche) +‎ -y.

Pronunție

• AFI: /'hæpɪ/

Adjectiv

happy (comp. happier, sup. happiest)

1. fericit, bucuros

   Music makes me feel happy.

2. favorizat de soartă, fericit, norocos
3. abil, apt, potrivit
4. mulțumit, satisfăcut

   Are you happy to pay me back by the end of the week?

5. (cu funcția de sufix) predispus (la), înclinat

Sinonime

• 1: cheerful, delighted, glad, joyful, joyous, merry, (înv.) gay, gleeful, jolly, mirthful
• 2: lucky, fortunate, prosperous, cheerful, content, delighted, elated, exultant, orgasmic
• 3: apt, dexterous, felicitous, ready
• 4: content, pleased, satisfied

Antonime

• sad, unhappy, unpleasant, displeasing, unenjoyable

Cuvinte derivate

• happify
• happily
• happiness

Locuțiuni

• happy bunny
• happy chappy
• happy-clappy
• happy families
• happy family
• happy-go-lucky
• happy hour
• happy slapping
• happy talk
• slap-happy
• trigger-happy

Expresii

• happy as a lark
• happy as a pig in shit
• happy as Larry

Referințe

• Dictionary.com
• Wiktionary