MOODS AND FEELINGS

HAPPINESS
1) FEELING HAPPY: Words and expressions describing Happiness
Happy: feeling satisfied and full of pleasure: When we came home from our walk, we were tired but happy. - Everyone in the room looked happy and relaxed. Happy for sb: happy because something nice has happened to someone else. I am so happy for you. I kow how much you wanted the job. Happily (adv).: The two children were playing happily in the garden. Cheerful: behaving in a way that shows you are happy, for example by smiling, laughing or being very friendly: She greeted us with a cheerful smile. - On Sunday he was miserable but the next day he felt much more cheerful. Cheerful (adv).: Hello everybody, said Robin cheerfully. Cheerfulness (noun - U) Content: satisfied with what you have, so that you are happy enough and do not want anything else (not before noun): All he needs is a good book to read and he is quite content. Content with: She is content with her life as a lawyer. Content to do something: We were perfectly content to go on walking until it got dark. Contentment (noun - U): Nothing could disturbe our feeling of peace and contentment. Jaunty: Looking happy, confident, and full of energy (usually before noun): Mandy was tall, with a jaunty manner and cheerful smile. - Today he looked unhappy, without his usual jaunty confidence. Jauntily (adv): Tom was striding jauntily up the road, whistling a merry tune.

Carefree: free from anxiety; happy, without sorrow or fear: On a day like this I feel quite carefree. - Her mind was full of carefree thoughts. Gay: - cheerful, happy: He could hear gay, laughing voices. - bright and attractive, so that one feels happy.: this is the gayest place in town. - They decorated the kitchen in gay colours. Gayly: (adv) Gaiety: (noun - U)

2) FEELING EXTREMELY HAPPY:

Ecstatic: extremely happy and excited about something: When the show finished the audience was ecstatic - The two young lovers were ecstatic in each other s company Ecstatically (adv): Josie s little arms twined around the dog, hugging him ecstatically. Radiant: Radiant smile, face, etc.: looking extremely happy. She announced, with a radiant smile, that she was going to have a baby. Radiance: (noun - U): His face shone with the kind of radiance that comes from true happiness and fulfilment. Joyful: a word used esp. In literature: a group of people that are joyful are extremely happy, especially because they are celebrating a happy event: The streets of the city were filled with joyful crowds celebrating the New Year. - The mood in the party was joyful. Exhilarated: happy and excited: I felt exhilarated and stimulated by that city

3) WORDS DESCRING SOMEONE WHO IS HAPPY MOST OF THE TIME

Contented: happy and satisfied with your life: He becomes more contented as he gets older and more secure. - She is now able to lead a balance and contented life. Contentedly: (adv) The cat sat on my lap in the evenings purring contentedly. Jolly: - usually behaving in a happy, friendly way, making jokes, etc.: My uncle was a jolly man with a loud laugh. - (infml) very: Jolly good - He is a jolly nice chap, isn t he (spoken English) High-spirited: someone who is high-spirited is very lively and always wants to have fun and adventure: My grandfather used to be a high-spirited man.

4) FEELING PLEASED AND HAPPY ABOUT SOMETHING GOOD THAT HAS HAPPENED
Pleased to see/hear/etc.: I was very pleased to hear you are well again. Pleased about: Mrs. Shaw seems very pleased about the arrangement. Pleased that: Julia was pleased that her friends had come. Glad: happy about something that has happened, especially because a situation has improved. Glad that: She was glad that the birthday party was a success. Glad to do something: After all this time Rob was glad to be going home. Glad to hear/see/learn: Viv was glad to learn they had reached home safely. Satisfied: having what one needs or wants: Most of the people were completely satisfied with the result. Opposites: Dissatisfied: (neg. Connotation) seldom satisfied, hard to satisfy. Unsatisfied: (neutral) not satisfied. Thankful: very glad and grateful, especially to God: I am thankful he is safe after that terrible accident.

5) EXTREMELY HAPPY ABOUT SOMETHING GOOD THAT HAS HAPPENED.

Delighted: At last, the band appeared on stage and the crowd was delighted. Delighted about: His parents were absolutely delighted about the baby. Delighted by: Andrew was delighted and surprised by the interests Angela took in his work. Delighted to see/hear/learn/etc. : We were all delighted to hear you were getting married. Thrilled: Julie looked thrilled when she heard that she was going to Paris for a week. Thrilled to do something: He was thrilled to be invited. Thrilled with: Pete was thrilled with his new computer. Thrilled at/by: He was thrilled at the arrival of his son Julian. Overjoyed: Naturally I was overjoyed when I was offered the part in the play.

Elated: very happy and excited for a short time especially because you have achieved something that is important to you. (not before noun): When I told her the news I thought she would be elated, but she just went very quiet. Elated by: Jeremy felt elated by this sudden and unexpected success. Jubilant: a word used especially in literature meaning extremely happy and excited about something, esp. something you have achieved:" The climbers were jubilant after reaching the top of the Everest." jubilantly (adv.): "The army is going to send me home", said John jubilantly. Euphoric: extremely happy and elated: "The day before his graduation he was really euphoric." Euphoria: (noun - U).

6) HAPPY IN AN UNPLEASANT WAY BECAUSE OF SOMETHING BAD THAT HAS HAPPENED TO SOMEBODY ELSE
Exultant: "He was exultant because they have lost the game." Exultant at: "She laughed, exultant at his misfortune." Exultantly: (adv) "The bad news was passed exultantly among the soldiers." Gleeful: "He takes gleeful pleasure in watching politicians make fools of themselves." Gleefully: (adv) "The child laughed gleefully" Gloat: (verb) to show in an unpleasant way that you are happy that someone else has problems, has failed, etc.: "He has an unpleasant habit of gloating whenever he wins at tennis." Gloat over (Ph. verb): "it was horrible to see her gloating over her brother s misfortune."(negative connotation)

7) WORDS FOR DESCRIBING AN OCCASION, SITUATION, OR PERIOD OF TIME WHEN YOU FEEL HAPPY.
Blissful: extremely happy and not worried by anything: "He often thought about those blissful weeks in the South of Italy." Idyllic: A situation or period of time that is idyllic is one in which you are extremely happy and that you think could not be better: We had an idyllic holiday in the Caribbean. Merry: - happy, esp. In entertainment: The men were having a merry time, drinking and singing.

- rather drunk (informal): He was a bit merry after all that wine. Merrily: (adv) Merriment (noun U) Festive: merry, particularly at parties and special occasions: Come on, Its Christmas! Join in the festive spirit! The Festive Season: Christmas and the New Year. Hilarious: full of laughter: The party got quite hilarious after they brought more wine. Hilariously (adv) Hilarity (noun U): cheerfulness expressed in laughter.

8) TO START TO FEEL HAPPY AGAIN AFTER BEING SAD

Cheer up (Ph. Verb): He soon cheered up when he was told that Gina wanted to see him. Perk up (Ph. Verb): She wasn t feeling too good yesterday but she perked up in the evening. Brighten up: (Ph. Verb): to start to look happy again: Mrs. Jones brightened up at the news. Be heartened/be cheered: (expression) to feel happy and more hopeful: We are all heartened by the news that several families has already reached safety. She has said that I would be welcome at any time, so, cheered by this thought, I headed towards her part of town. Take heart: (expression) to feel a little happier and more hopeful: Yes, the situation is pretty bad, but take heart-we will find the way out of it.

9) TO MAKE SOMEONE FEEL HAPPY

Make somebody happy: (expression) He would do anything to make her happy. Cheer somebody up: (Ph. Verb): I tried to cheer him up by telling a joke

Please somebody: (Verb) I only got married to please my parents. Put somebody in a good mood: (expression) If you think buying me flowers will put me in a good mood, you are wrong. To make somebodys day: (idiom) an informal expression meaning to say or do something that makes them suddenly feel very happy: Getting a telephone call from my daughter in Australia made my day. Raise/lift somebodys spirits: (expression): He had been tired when he arrived, but the sight of the children playing really lifted his spirits. Cheering/heartening: (adj) making you feel happier, more hopeful and more confident: Kevins school is greatly improved, which is heartening.

10) WORDS FOR DESCRIBING SOMETHING SUCH AS A STORY OR A PIECE OF MUSIC THAT MAKES YOU FEEL HAPPY
Happy ending: (noun C) Most children stories have a happy ending Heartwarming: (adj) An action or a story that makes you feel happy because it shows the kind, gentle side of human nature: There has been a heartwarming response to the charitys appeal for food and blankets. Happy: (only before noun) I could hear the happy sound of the street musicians.

EXPRESSIONS AND IDIOMS RELATED TO FEELING HAPPY

To be in a good mood: to be happy at this particular time and therefore friendly to other people: Wait until hes in a good mood and then ask him. To have a happy/cheerful/sunny disposition: to have a happy character and always behave in a happy way, even when there are problems: Marcia was a tall, lovely girl, with a cheerful disposition. To be in ones element: to be in a situation or doing something that you really enjoy and do well: He was standing there with his schooner of

sherry, perspiring a little at the temples, clearly not in his element. (Talking it over, page 21). To be glad to see the back of something: to be pleased to see somebody go away: Theyve been staying with us for over a month and I shall be glad to see the back of them. Somebodys heart is full: to be very happy and grateful (lit. Use): My heart was full, thumping with happiness. Walk with a spring in your steps: to walk in a bouncy way that shows that you are cheerful and enthusiastic. Be like a child in a sweet shop: happy and excited about things around you and often react to them in a way which is silly and not control. To jump for joy: When Sheila learnt she was pregnant she jumped for joy. Look what the cats brought in!: an expression meaning that you are surprised and pleased to see someone.

EXPRESSIONS AND EXTREMELY HAPPY

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To be overwhelmed with happiness To be on cloud nine To be in seventh heaven To be walking/floating on air To be blissfully happy To be/feel on top of the world: Since the baby came, Anna has been on top of the world To be over the moon: She was over the moon when she got the job. To be thrilled to bits/pieces: We were thrilled to bits when our daughter appeared on T.V. To be brimming over with happiness: You dont want to say terminally depressed, but dont feel like pretending that you are brimming over with happiness either. (Therapy, page 13).

Expressions to glow with happiness to be all smiles to beam a broad smile to quiver with happiness/ excitement /emotion to be blissfully/ deliriously / fully/amazingly / ecstatically / radiantly happy