happiest

noun

A place in the United States:

An unincorporated community in White County, Arkansas.

A township in Graham County, Kansas.

An unincorporated community in Perry County, Kentucky.

A town in Randall County and Swisher County, Texas.

A male given name.

A surname transferred from the nickname.

(informal, rare) A happy event, thing, person, etc.

verb

(intransitive, informal) Often followed by up: to become happy; to brighten up, to cheer up.

(transitive, informal) Often followed by up: to make happy; to brighten, to cheer, to enliven.

adjective

Having a feeling arising from a consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment; enjoying good of any kind, such as comfort, peace, or tranquillity; blissful, contented, joyous.

(of people) Experiencing the effect of favourable fortune; favored by fortune or luck; fortunate, lucky.

Content, willing, satisfied (with or to do something); having no objection (to something).

(of acts, events, speech, etc.) Bringing or being an instance of favourable fortune; apt, felicitous, fortunate, propitious.

Implying “May you have a happy ⁓” or similar; used in phrases to wish someone happiness or good fortune at the time of a festival, celebration, or other event or activity.

(in combination) Favoring or inclined to use.

(rare, of people, often followed by "at" or "in") Dexterous, ready, skilful.

(archaic) Elect or saved after death, blessed.

Roots

happhapp- · Old Norse · chance, luck

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