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happy

1. delighted, pleased, or glad, as over a particular thing:

   I'm so happy to see you!

   Synonyms: satisfied, blissful, contented, merry, cheerful, blithe, joyful, joyous

   Antonyms: sad

2. characterized by or indicative of pleasure, contentment, or joy:

   a happy mood;

   a happy frame of mind.

3. willing to be helpful, as with assistance, a contribution, or participation:

   We’ll be happy to bring a couple of salads to the party.

4. favored by fortune; fortunate or lucky:

   Our home country is a happy, fruitful land.

   Synonyms: prosperous, successful, propitious, favorable

5. (used as part of an expression of good wishes on a special occasion):

   Happy Valentine’s Day to my husband.

   Happy Birthday, Grandpa!

6. apt or felicitous, as actions, utterances, or ideas:

   Their collaboration was a happy accident.

   Synonyms: pertinent, opportune, fitting, appropriate

7. obsessed by or quick to use the item indicated (usually used in combination):

   He was a trigger-happy gangster.

   Everybody is gadget-happy these days.