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happiness
English
Etymology
From happy +? -ness.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?hæpin?s/, /?hæpin?s/
- Hyphenation: hap?pi?ness
Noun
happiness (countable and uncountable, plural happinesses)
- (uncountable) The emotion of being happy; joy.
- 1877, W. S. Gilbert, The Sorcerer
- Yes, Aline, true happiness comes of true love, and true love should be independent of external influences.
- 1877, W. S. Gilbert, The Sorcerer
- (archaic, uncountable) prosperity, thriving, wellbeing.
- 1776, United States Declaration of Independence
- We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
- 1776, United States Declaration of Independence
- (archaic, uncountable) Good luck; good fortune.
- 1643, — William Shakespeare, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, I-i
- All happiness bechance to thee in Milan!
- 1643, — William Shakespeare, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, I-i
- (obsolete, countable) Fortuitous elegance; unstudied grace; — used especially of language.
- Some beauties yet no precepts can declare, For there's a happiness, as well as care. — Alexander Pope.
Usage notes
Happiness is generic, and is applied to almost every kind of enjoyment.
Synonyms
- felicity (somewhat dated or formal)
- blessedness (dated or religious)
- bliss (more exalted delight, suggesting heaven)
- high spirits
- joy, joyfulness, joyousness
- pleasure
Antonyms
- unhappiness
- haplessness
- suffering
Translations
References
- happiness in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Further reading
- Happiness (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- happiness on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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liss
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English lis, lisse, lysse, from Old English liss, l?s, l?þs (“grace, favor, love, kindness, mercy, joy, peace, rest, remission, forgiveness, alleviation, salvation”), from Proto-Germanic *linþisj? (“rest”), from Proto-Indo-European *lent- (“bendsome, resilient”). Cognate with Danish lise (“solace, relief”), Swedish lisa (“solace, relief”). Related to Old English l?þe (“lithe, soft, gentle, meek, mild, serene, benign, gracious, pleasant, sweet”). See lithe.
Noun
liss (uncountable)
- (obsolete) Relief; ease; abatement; cessation; release.
- (obsolete) Comfort; happiness.
- (obsolete, Britain dialectal) A respite from pain.
Etymology 2
From Middle English lissen, lyssen, from Old English lissan (“to subdue”), from Old English liss. Cognate with Swedish lisa (“to soften, weaken”). See above.
Verb
liss (third-person singular simple present lisses, present participle lissing, simple past and past participle lissed)
- (obsolete, transitive) To ease; lighten; relieve; abate.
- (obsolete, Britain dialectal) To cease; stop.
Anagrams
- SILS, SILs, SLIs
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