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Excellence vs Happiness - What's the difference?

excellence | happiness |

As a proper noun excellence

is a title of honor or respect; more common in the form excellency.

As a noun happiness is

the emotion of being happy; joy.

excellence

English

(wikipedia excellence)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • The quality of being excellent; state of possessing good qualities in an eminent degree; exalted merit; superiority in virtue.
  • Something in which one excels.
  • An excellent or valuable quality; that by which any one excels or is eminent; a virtue.

    • Synonyms

    * superiority * pre-eminence * perfection * worth * goodness * purity * greatness

    See also

    * par excellence ----

    happiness

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia happiness)
  • The emotion of being happy; joy.
  • * 1877 , ,
    • Yes, Aline, true happiness comes of true love, and true love should be independent of external influences.
  • (archaic) Good luck; good fortune; prosperity.
  • * 1643 , — , I-i
    • All happiness bechance to thee in Milan!
  • Fortuitous elegance; unstudied grace; — used especially of language.
    • Some beauties yet no precepts can declare, For there's a happiness , as well as care. — .

    Synonyms

    * felicity (somewhat dated or formal) * blessedness (dated or religious) * bliss * joy

    Usage notes

    Happiness is generic, and is applied to almost every kind of enjoyment.

    Antonyms

    * unhappiness * haplessness

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