Definizione monolingua

happy

happy (comparative happier, superlative happiest)

1. Experiencing the effect of favourable fortune; having the feeling arising from the consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment; enjoying good of any kind, as peace, tranquillity, comfort; contented; joyous.
   • 1769, Oxford Standard text, Bible (King James), Psalms, 144, xv,

     Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the LORD.

   • 1777, Alexander Pope, An Essay on Man in Four Epistles: Argument of Epistle II, in The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Esq, Volume III, page 26,

     The learnd is happy nature to explore, / The fool is happy that he knows no more ;

2. Favored by luck or fortune; lucky.
   • 1661, Robert Boyle, The Sceptical Chymist, 2006, Elibron Classics (imprint), page 227,

     […] I may presume that what I have hitherto discoursed will induce you to think, that chymists have been much more happy in finding experiments than the causes of them; or in assigning the principles by which they may best be explained.

3. Dexterous; ready; apt; felicitous.
   • 1761, Jonathan Swift, A Complete Collection of Genteel and Ingenious Conversation: Introduction, in The works of Dr Jonathan Swift, Volume VII, page 246,

     For instance, one lady can give an an?wer better than a?k a que?tion : one gentleman is happy at a reply ; another excels in a rejoinder : one can revive a langui?hing conver?ation by a ?udden ?urpri?ing ?entence ; […] .

4. 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?

   Are you happy with your internet service provider?

Definizione dizionario happy

	felice
	enjoying peace, comfort, etc.; contented, joyous
	Sentimento di soddisfazione, gioia o benestare, freguentemente dovuto da una situazione positiva o da un'insieme di circostanze.
	Having a feeling of satisfaction, enjoyment or well-being, often arising from a positive situation or set of circumstances.

	contento
	content (to do something); having no objection (to something)
	In a state of satisfaction.

	lieta
	enjoying peace, comfort, etc.; contented, joyous

	lieto
	enjoying peace, comfort, etc.; contented, joyous

	contenta
	content (to do something); having no objection (to something)

	fortunata
	fortunate

	fortunato
	fortunate

allegro

	soddisfatto
	In a state of satisfaction.

alticcio

avventurato

azzeccato

beato

buono

fausto

gioioso

opportuno

Altri significati:

happy (of people)

Favored by luck or fortune; lucky.

Dexterous; ready; apt; felicitous.

dexterous; ready; apt; felicitous

Content (to do something); having no objection (to something).

Experiencing the effect of favourable fortune; having the feeling arising from the consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment; enjoying good of any kind, as peace, tranquillity, comfort; contented; joyous.