You smile.
You want to be kind to
strangers.
Your shoulders are relaxed.
Your hands are open.
Happy is that upbeat feeling of contentment that seems to spread across your body.
Happy is the most common word for
a positive emotion.
What makes us happy?
That differs from person
to person.
Happy as a feeling lends itself
to lots of idioms.
Over the Moon
The phrase may have become
popular from football games when player kicked the ball so hard that it
appeared to go over the moon.
Now that would make a fan happy.
On Cloud Nine
Happiness on Cloud Nine probably
came first from Buddhism.
At the ninth level towards
enlightenment, a being is said to live on a bright cloud where selfishness
washes away.
In Seventh Heaven
Seven is considered a lucky number.
Being happy, of course, is lucky.
Tickled Pink
When someone is tickling you, you
laugh.
Laughing makes your face turn
pink.
Jumping for Joy
You are so happy you literally
jump up and down.
Joy is something that springs
from deep inside you.
Even cows can jump for joy.
Walking on Air
if you are going to jump, then
you are going to end up walking on air.
In Good Spirits
This idiom apparently comes from
the 17th Century.
It may be talking about alcohol
spirits or it may be talking about connecting with happy positive ghosts.
Either way, the idea is that you
are happy because you got a hold of something good.
Happy as a Clam
How do you know if a clam is
happy?
This idiom is actually part of a
longer sentence:
Happy as a clam in high water.
Clams seem to like high water
when their shells are all covered, so maybe it is safe to say they are happy.
A few good synonyms and
alternatives for happy.
Merry
Laugh and be merry.
Delighted.
It is a fancy way of
saying happy.
Blessed
Happiness is the result of being
blessed.
Radiant
Radiant is not just simple
happiness, but full-scale joy.
Pregnant women are said to be
radiant because they are so happy about the child growing inside them.
Ecstatic
I am ecstatic on hearing that you
got MBBS admission.
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