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Happiness vs Predicative - What's the difference?

happiness | predicative |

As nouns the difference between happiness and predicative

is that happiness is the emotion of being happy; joy while predicative is (grammar) an element of the predicate of a sentence which supplements the subject or object by means of the verb predicatives may be nominal or adjectival.

As an adjective predicative is

(grammar|of an adjectival or nominal) used after a verb, as a predicate;.

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

    References

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    predicative

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    Alternative forms

    * (dated)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (grammar, of an adjectival or nominal) Used after a verb, as a predicate;
    • In the sentence, ‘This house is big’, ‘big’ is predicative , whereas in ‘This is a big house’, it is attributive.

    Antonyms

    * attributive

    Derived terms

    * predicatively * predicative adjective

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (grammar) An element of the predicate of a sentence which supplements the subject or object by means of the verb. Predicatives may be nominal or adjectival.
    • ; Examples * He seems nice.''''' (adjectival ' predicative of the subject) * Bob is a postman'''.'' (nominal ' predicative of the subject) * We painted the door white'''.'' (adjectival ' predicative of the object) * They elected him president'''.'' (nominal ' predicative of the object)