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Experiencing the effect of favourable fortune; having the feeling arising from the consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment; enjoying good of any kind, as peace, tranquillity, comfort; contented; joyous.
* 1769 , Oxford Standard text, , 144, xv,
* 1777 , (Alexander Pope), An Essay on Man in Four Epistles: Argument of Epistle II'', in ''The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Esq , Volume III,
Favored by luck or fortune; lucky.
* 1661 , (Robert Boyle), (The Sceptical Chymist) , 2006, Elibron Classics (imprint),
Dexterous; ready; apt; felicitous.
* 1761 , (Jonathan Swift), A Complete Collection of Genteel and Ingenious Conversation'': Introduction, in ''The works of Dr Jonathan Swift , Volume VII,
Content, satisfied (with or to do something); having no objection (to something).
(As a suffix to a noun) favouring or inclined to use, as in trigger-happy.
* {{quote-news
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, date=August 21
, author=Jason Heller
, title=The Darkness: Hot Cakes (Music Review)
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The lower limb of a human being or animal that extends from the groin to the ankle.
(anatomy) The portion of the lower appendage of a human that extends from the knee to the ankle.
A part of garment, such as a pair of trousers/pants, that covers a leg.
A stage of a journey, race etc.
(nautical) A distance that a sailing vessel does without changing the sails from one side to the other.
(nautical) One side of a multiple-sided (often triangular) course in a sailing race.
(sports) A single game or match played in a tournament or other sporting contest.
* {{quote-news
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, date=November 11
, author=Rory Houston
, title=Estonia 0-4 Republic of Ireland
, work=RTE Sport
One of the two sides of a right triangle that is not the hypotenuse.
(geometry) One of the branches of a hyperbola or other curve which extend outward indefinitely.
A rod-like protrusion from an inanimate object, supporting it from underneath.
(usually used in plural) evidence, the ability of a thing or idea to stick around or persist
(UK, slang, archaic) A disreputable sporting character; a blackleg.
An extension of a steam boiler downward, in the form of a narrow space between vertical plates, sometimes nearly surrounding the furnace and ash pit, and serving to support the boiler; called also water leg.
In a grain elevator, the case containing the lower part of the belt which carries the buckets.
(cricket) A fielder whose position is on the outside, a little in rear of the batter.
To put a series of three or more options strikes into the stock market.
To remove the legs from an animal carcass.
To build legs onto a platform or stage for support.
As an adjective happy
is experiencing the effect of favourable fortune; having the feeling arising from the consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment; enjoying good of any kind, as peace, tranquillity, comfort; contented; joyous.As a noun leg is
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Adjective
(er)- Happy' is that people, that is in such a case: yea, ' happy is that people, whose God is the LORD.
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- The learn'd is happy' nature to explore, / The fool is ' happy that he knows no more ;
- Music makes me feel happy .
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- I may presume that what I have hitherto discoursed will induce you to think, that chymists have been much more happy in finding experiments than the causes of them; or in assigning the principles by which they may best be explained.
page 246,
- For instance, one lady can give an an?wer better than a?k a que?tion : one gentleman is happy at a reply ; another excels in a rejoinder : one can revive a langui?hing conver?ation by a ?udden ?urpri?ing ?entence ;.
- Are you happy to pay me back by the end of the week?
- Are you happy with your internet service provider?
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Usage notes
* Said of expedients, efforts, ventures, omens, etc. * (experiencing the effect of favorable fortune) Said of people, hours, thoughts, times, etc.Synonyms
* (favored by luck) lucky, fortunate, prosperous, cheerful, content, delighted, elated, exultant, orgasmic SeeAntonyms
* sad * unhappy * unpleasant, displeasing, unenjoyableDerived terms
* happify * happily * happiness * happy as a lark * happy as a pig in shit * happy as Larry * happy bunny * happy chappy * happy-clappy * happy families * happy family * happy-go-lucky * happy hour * happy slapping * happy talk * slap-happy * trigger-happyStatistics
* 1000 English basic wordsleg
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* (l) (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)- Dan won't be able to come to the party, since he broke his leg last week and is now on crutches.
- The left leg of these jeans has a tear.
- After six days, we're finally in the last leg of our cross-country trip.
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- the legs of a chair or table