| 单词 | happiness |
| 释义 | Chinese translation of 'happiness'happiness (ˈhæpɪnɪs) n (u)
(noun) I think she was looking for happiness. Synonyms pleasure We exclaimed with pleasure when we saw them. delight To my delight, the plan worked perfectly. joy Salter shouted with joy. cheer This news did not bring them much cheer. satisfaction She felt a small glow of satisfaction. prosperity ecstasy the agony and ecstasy of holiday romance enjoyment She ate with great enjoyment. bliss It was a scene of such domestic bliss. felicity a period of domestic felicity exuberance contentment I cannot describe the feeling of contentment that was with me at that time. wellbeing high spirits elation His supporters have reacted to the news with elation. gaiety (old-fashioned) There was a bright, infectious gaiety in the children's laughter. jubilation merriment cheerfulness He was particularly remembered for his unfailing cheerfulness. gladness beatitude cheeriness blessedness light-heartedness Opposites depression , distress , grief , misery , sadness , sorrow , misfortune , unhappiness , annoyance , despondency , low spirits QuotationsEffervescent, superfine. Full of tang and fiery pleasure, Far too hot to leave me leisure For a single thought beyond it – Sword Blades and Poppy Seeds]Happiness is a matter of one's most ordinary everyday mode of consciousness being busy and lively and unconcerned with self – The Nice and the Good]To be happy, we must not be too concerned with others – The Fall]I am happy and content because I think I am – Histoire de Gil Blas de Santillane]Ask yourself whether you are happy, and you cease to be so – Autobiography]Happiness does not lie in happiness, but in the achievement of it – A Diary of a Writer]In theory there is a possibility of perfect happiness: To believe in the indestructible element within one, and not to strive towards it – The Collected Aphorisms]Happiness is not an ideal of reason but of imagination – Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Ethics]Happiness is in the taste, and not in the things – Maxims]Shall I give you my recipe for happiness? I find everything useful and nothing indispensable. I find everything wonderful and nothing miraculous. I reverence the body. I avoid first causes like the plague – South Wind]Happiness lies in the fulfilment of the spirit through the body – The Unquiet Grave]We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it – Candida]What we call happiness in the strictest sense comes from the (preferably sudden) satisfaction of needs which have been dammed up to a high degree – Civilization and its Discontents]Happiness is an imaginary condition, formerly often attributed by the living to the dead, now usually attributed by adults to children, and by children to adults – The Second Sin]Nothing ages like happiness – An Ideal Husband]Happiness is no laughing matter – Apophthegms]Happiness is enjoyed only in proportion as it is known; and such is the state or folly of man, that it is known only by experience of its contrary – The Adventurer]happiness: an agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery of another – The Devil's Dictionary]Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length – The Witness Tree] Additional synonymsin the sense of beatitude Definition supreme blessedness or happiness Synonyms blessedness, happiness, ecstasy, bliss, felicity, exaltation, beatification, saintliness, holy joy in the sense of bliss Definition perfect happiness It was a scene of such domestic bliss. Synonyms joy, ecstasy, euphoria, rapture, nirvana, felicity, gladness, blissfulness, delight, pleasure, heaven (informal), satisfaction, happiness, paradisein the sense of cheer Definition a feeling of cheerfulness This news did not bring them much cheer. Synonyms cheerfulness, comfort, joy, optimism, animation, glee, solace, buoyancy, mirth, gaiety (old-fashioned), merriment, liveliness, gladness, hopefulness, merry-making Nearby words of |
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