happiness

S2 W1

BrE /ˈhæp.nɪ.s/ AmE /ˈhæp.nəs/

noun en → es

1 STATE/FEELING [uncountable] A1

the feeling of being happy and satisfied with your life

felicidad, alegría, satisfacción

  • a sense of happiness

Collocations sense of happiness · feeling of happiness

  • She has a great sense of happiness in her life.

    Ella tiene un gran sentido de felicidad en su vida.

2 CAUSE/REASON [uncountable] B1

the things that make you happy or give you pleasure

causa, motivo, razón

  • source of happiness

Collocations source of happiness · reason for happiness

  • Her children are the source of her happiness.

    Sus hijos son la fuente de su felicidad.

3 PERSON [countable] B1

a person who is very happy or satisfied with their life

persona feliz, alegre, satisfecha

  • be a happiness

Collocations a happiness to be around · a person of happiness

  • She is such a happiness to be around.

    Ella es un placer estar cerca de ella.

4 ACTION [transitive] B2

to make someone happy or give them pleasure

hacer feliz, alegre, complacido

  • take happiness from

Collocations take happiness from something · bring happiness to someone

  • Her smile takes happiness from everyone around her.

    Su sonrisa hace feliz a todos los que están cerca de ella.

5 EVENT [countable] B2

an occasion or event that makes people happy

evento, ocasión, celebración

  • a happiness

Collocations a happiness for someone · an event of happiness

  • The wedding was a great happiness for the family.

    La boda fue una gran celebración para la familia.

6 MEASURE [uncountable] C1

the degree to which someone is happy or satisfied with their life

medida, grado, nivel

  • level of happiness

Collocations level of happiness · degree of happiness

  • The survey measures the level of happiness among employees.

    La encuesta mide el nivel de felicidad entre los empleados.

7 PREFERENCE [transitive] C1

to prefer something that makes you happy or gives you pleasure

preferir, elegir, optar por

  • take happiness in

Collocations take happiness in something · find happiness in something

  • She takes happiness in helping others.

    Ella encuentra felicidad en ayudar a los demás.

8 PROMISE [transitive] C1

to promise to do something that will make someone happy or give them pleasure

prometer, asegurar, garantizar

  • take happiness on

Collocations take happiness on something · promise to bring happiness

  • He took happiness on bringing peace to the region.

    Él prometió traer paz a la región.