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Happiness vs Yawn - What's the difference?

happiness | yawn |

As nouns the difference between happiness and yawn

is that happiness is the emotion of being happy; joy while yawn is the action of ; opening the mouth widely and taking a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired.

As a verb yawn is

to open the mouth widely and take a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired and sometimes accompanied by pandiculation.

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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    yawn

    English

    (wikipedia yawn)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To open the mouth widely and take a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired and sometimes accompanied by pandiculation.
    • I could see my students yawning , so I knew the lesson was boring them.
  • * Trumbull
    • And while above he spends his breath, / The yawning audience nod beneath.
  • To present a wide opening.
    • The canyon yawns as it has done for millions of years, and we stand looking, dumbstruck.
    Death yawned before us, and I hit the brakes.
  • * Shakespeare
    • 'Tis now the very witching time of night, / When churchyards yawn .
  • To open the mouth, or to gape, through surprise or bewilderment.
    • (Shakespeare)
  • To be eager; to desire to swallow anything; to express desire by yawning.
    • to yawn for fat livings
  • * Landor
    • one long, yawning gaze

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The action of ; opening the mouth widely and taking a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired.
  • A particularly boring event.
    • The slideshow we sat through was such a yawn . I was glad when it finished.

    Derived terms

    * multicolour yawn * Technicolor yawn * yawnfest

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