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happy

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/ˈhæpi/ · hap-py

Feeling or showing pleasure or contentment.

Meanings

adjectiveformal

Feeling or showing pleasure or contentment.

خوشی یا اطمینان کا احساس کرنا یا ظاہر کرنا۔

خوش

khush

Formal: خوشColloquial: خوش

Synonyms

joyfulcheerfulcontentخوششادمسرتی

Antonyms

sadunhappydepressedاداسخوشحال نہمایوس

Common Collocations

  • happy birthday
  • happy ending
  • happy hour

Example Sentences

She felt happy when she received the good news.

جب اسے اچھی خبر ملی تو وہ خوش ہوئی۔

Jab use achi khabar mili to woh khush hui.

The children were happy playing in the park.

بچے پارک میں کھیل کر خوش تھے۔

Bachay park mein khel kar khush thay.

A happy moment can last a lifetime.

ایک خوشی کا لمحہ زندگی بھر رہ سکتا ہے۔

Aik khushi ka lamha zindagi bhar reh sakta hai.

Easily Confused With

joyful:While both words denote feelings of pleasure, 'joyful' often refers to a more profound or intense form of happiness.

Word Family

happiness
nounخوشی
unhappy
adjectiveخوشحال نہ

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Think of the smiley face 😊 to remember happy.

Picture a sunny day with children playing and laughing.

✍️ Urdu Poetry

خوشی سے خود کو بھر لو پلٹ کر آؤ، اڑتے ہوئے غم زندگی سے اس کو نکال دو

Khushi se khud ko bhar lo palat kar aao, udate hue gham zindagi se is ko nikaal do.

Fill yourself with joy and come back, cast away life's sorrows as they fly.

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🗣️ Urdu Proverb

خوشی بانٹنے سے بڑھتی ہے

Khushi baantne se barhti hai

Happiness increases by sharing.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Middle English "hap" — luck or chance

First known use: 15th century

The term evolved from the Middle English term 'hap,' which meant luck, and later took on a more emotional context as we know it today.