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happiness
noun
-
happiness
the
feeling
or
state
of
pleasure
,
contentment
,
or
joy
•
Spending
time
with
her
family
brings
her
great
happiness
.
Spending
time
with
her
family
brings
her
great
happiness
.
•
The
puppy's
excited
tail
wagging
was
a
picture
of
pure
happiness
.
The
puppy's
excited
tail
wagging
was
a
picture
of
pure
happiness
.
Formed
from
the
adjective
"
happy
"
+
the
noun-forming
suffix
"
-ness
"
in
Middle
English
.
noun
-
happiness
good
luck
or
fortunate
circumstances
(
archaic
)
•
The
sailors
drank
ale
and
wished
happiness
upon
their
voyage
.
The
sailors
drank
ale
and
wished
happiness
upon
their
voyage
.
•
The
villagers
prayed
for
the
king
’
s
happiness
before
the
battle
began
.
The
villagers
prayed
for
the
king
’
s
happiness
before
the
battle
began
.
In
early
modern
English
, "
happiness
"
often
meant
good
fortune
or
prosperity
,
a
sense
now
mostly
obsolete
.
