Word Type

Noun

The word "happiness" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

haplessness sadness sadness suffering unhappiness unhappiness

Typical Location

celebration eyes of baby mathcamp opera

Capable Of

come from very simple ideas last lifetime lead to laughter make sing make somone dance spread

Causes

laughter love tears

Causes Desire

fiddle jump up and down live life play games sing

Created By

satisfaction

Dbpedia Genre

art rock

Derived Terms

bluebird of happiness double happiness gross national happiness happiness pump money can't buy happiness trigger-happiness

Derived From

happy

Distinct From

unhappiness

Has Property

elusive and fleeting essential to people's well being

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

emotion emotional state feeling spirit

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

confelicity exultation jubilation pleasure

Type Of (IsA)

album bliss difficult state to define emotion emotional state feeling good emotion momentary state of balance mood positve state of mind treasure to hold dear

Receives Action

caused by meany things

Related Terms

happy

Related Terms

emotion fortune happy joy luck prosperity religious studies thriving wellbeing

Synonym Network

blessedness bliss felicity joy pleasure

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.