Synonyms of happiness
46 similar words · 37 opposite words
Another word for happiness is pleasure. Other synonyms of happiness are joy, delight, bliss, glee and felicity. The opposite of happiness is ill-being.
Synonyms and similar words for happiness
nounThe emotion of being happy; joy; elation.
- felicityIntense happiness.
- high spiritsJoyous elation, joyfulness, joyousness.
nounGood luck; good fortune.
- fortuityThe state of being fortuitous.
- fortuneGood luck.
- fortuitousnessThe quality of being fortuitous.
- good cessGood luck, favourable outcome, happiness.
- good fortune
- good luckDesirable or beneficial fortune.
- luckA favourable chance occurrence.
nounMore synonyms
- blessednessThe condition or state of being blessed; holy.
- blissPerfect happiness.
- joyA feeling of extreme happiness or cheerfulness, especially related to the acquisition or expectation of something good.
- joyfulnessThe state of being joyful.
- joyousnessThe state of being joyous.
- pleasureA state of being pleased or contented; gratification.
- blithenessThe characteristic of being blithe.
- blithesomenessThe quality of being blithesome.
- cheerfulnessThe state of being cheerful; joy.
- cheerinessThe state of being cheery.
- contentnessThe state of being content; contentedness.
- contentednessThe state of being contented.
- delightJoy; pleasure.
- delightednessThe quality of being delighted; great pleasure.
- elatednessQuality of being elated.
- elationA feeling of joy and pride.
- exuberanceThe quality of being exuberant; cheerful or vigorous enthusiasm; liveliness.
- exuberantnessQuality of being exuberant.
- gaietyThe state of being happy or merry.
- gaynessThe state of being gay (cheerful); gaiety.
- gayfulnessThe state, quality, or condition of being gayful.
- gladnessThe state of being glad; joy.
- gleeJoy; happiness; great delight, especially from one's own good fortune or from another's misfortune.
- gleefulnessThe state of being gleeful or joyous.
- gleesomenessThe quality of being gleesome.
- hilarity
- jollinessThe quality of being jolly; jollity.
- jollityThe state of being jolly; jolliness, cheerfulness.
- jovialityThe state of being jovial; jollity or conviviality.
- jovialnessThe state or condition of being jovial; joviality.
- merrimentA state of enjoyable exuberance.
- merrinessThe property of being merry.
- mirthThe emotion usually following humor and accompanied by laughter.
- mirthfulnessThe property of being mirthful; happiness.
- pleasednessThe quality or state of being pleased.
- gladsomeness archaicGladness.
- liss obsoleteComfort; happiness.
Opposite of happiness
nounThe emotion of being happy; joy; elation.
- haplessnessThe state or quality of being hapless.
- unhappinessThe feeling of not being happy.
- blueness
- tristesse literarySadness.
- mirthlessLacking mirth; devoid of joy; sad.
- blues
- crestfallennessThe quality of being crestfallen.
- dejection
- depression
- despondency
- distress
- dolefulnessThe characteristic of being doleful; sadness.
- downheartednessThe characteristic of being downhearted; sadness.
- forlornnessThe state or characteristic of being forlorn; sadness; loneliness.
- grief
- ill-beingLack of prosperity, happiness, or health.
- infelicity
- melancholia
- melancholy
- misery
- mourn literary
- sadness
- sorrow
- sorrowfulnessThe quality or state of sorrow; sadness.
- tristfulnessSadness; sorrow; melancholy.
- undelight
- woe
- woefareDiscontentment; sorrow; unhappiness.
- wretchedness
- drearihead obsoleteSadness; dreariness.
- heartsore rareHeartache, misery, grief.
- mishappiness obsoleteUnhappiness; wretchedness; misery.
- prosternation obsoleteDejection; depression.
- regret obsolete
- rue archaic, dialectal
- ruth obsolete
nounProsperity, thriving, wellbeing.
- sufferingThe condition of someone who suffers; a state of pain or distress.
Meaning of happiness
- noun The emotion of being happy; joy; elation.
- noun Prosperity, thriving, wellbeing.
- noun Good luck; good fortune.
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Questions about synonyms of happiness
- What is another word for happiness?
- Happiness has 46 synonyms on Word.ws, such as pleasure, joy, delight, bliss, glee, felicity, exuberance and mirth.
- What is the opposite of happiness?
- The opposite of happiness is ill-being. Other antonyms of happiness are unhappiness and depression.
- What does happiness mean?
- Happiness means the emotion of being happy; joy; elation.
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