happinessとは

意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• IPA^(key): /ˈhæpinɪs/, /ˈhæpinəs/
• ハイフネーション: hap‧pi‧ness

名詞

happiness (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 happinesses)

2. (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.

3. (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.

4. (archaic, uncountable) Good luck; good fortune.
   • c. 1590–1591, William Shakespeare, “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act I, scene i], page 20, column 2:

     All happineſſe bechance to thee in Millaine.

5. (obsolete, countable) Fortuitous elegance; unstudied grace; — used especially of language.
   • 1709, [Alexander Pope], An Essay on Criticism, London: Printed for W. Lewis […], published 1711, OCLC 15810849, page 10:

     Some Beauties yet, no Precepts can declare, / For there's a Happineſs as well as Care.

使用する際の注意点

Happiness is generic, and is applied to almost every kind of enjoyment.

同意語

• felicity (somewhat dated または formal)
• blessedness (dated または religious)
• bliss (more exalted delight, suggesting heaven)
• high spirits
• joy, joyfulness, joyousness
• pleasure

反意語

• unhappiness
• haplessness
• suffering

派生語

• bluebird of happiness