happiness

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
    emotions experienced when in a state of well-being

Word Origin

happiness (n.)
1520s, "good fortune," from happy + -ness. Meaning "pleasant and contented mental state" is from 1590s. Phrase greatest happiness for the greatest number was in Francis Hutcheson (1725) but later was associated with Bentham.

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Example

1. They also measure gross national happiness .
2. Dreams bring you hope and happiness .
3. Few things matter to human happiness more than the yields of staple crops .
4. In other words , it appears that you can catch happiness . Or sadness .
5. Happiness and humour reduces narrow-minded perspectives , says university of michigan psychology researcher kareem johnson .

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