Happy vs Nappy - What's the difference?
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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.
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(British, Ireland, Australia, South Africa) An absorbent garment worn by a baby who does not yet have voluntary control of his or her bladder and bowels or by someone who is incontinent; a diaper.
* 1995 , Jennie Lindon, Lance Lindon, Leandra Negrini, Caring for Young Children ,
* 2005 , Medical Association of Malawi, Malawi Medical Journal: The Journal of Medical Association of Malawi , Volume 17,
* 2008 , Isabelle Young, Healthy Travel: Asia & India , Lonely Planet, 2nd edition,
* 2009 , Chris Arnold, Ethical Marketing and The New Consumer ,
To put a nappy on.
Having a nap (of cloth etc.); downy; shaggy.
* 1950 , US District Courts, US Court of Claims, US Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, Federal Supplement, Volume 89,
(US, slang) Of hair: tightly curled or twisted; frizzy (occasionally specifically in reference to Blacks' textured hair).
* 1987 , , Assata: An Autobiography ,
* 2006 , Ronald L. Jackson II, Scripting the Black Masculine Body ,
* 2010 , Nadine George-Graves, Urban Bush Women: Twenty Years of African American Dance Theater, Community Engagement, and Working It Out ,
Inclined to sleep; sleepy.
A shallow, flat-bottomed earthenware or glass bowl with sloping sides.
* 1902 , Charles Austin Bates, The Art and Literature of Business , Volume 4,
* 1909 , Milton Osman Jones, Guide to Successful Squab Raising ,
* 1914 , Southern Pharmaceutical Journal , Volume 7,
(of a drink) Foamy; having a large head.
(of a horse) Nervous, excitable.
*1928 , (Siegfried Sassoon), Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man , Penguin 2013, p. 161:
*:‘He's a mutton-fisted beggar; but the horse is a bit nappy , and young Roger'll be the man to keep him going at his fences.’
* 1948 , John Edward Hance, Better Horsemanship ,
* 2006 , Karen Coumbe, Karen Bush, The Complete Equine Emergency Bible ,
* 2007 , Michael Peace, Lesley Bayley, The Q and a Guide to Understanding Your Horse ,
(obsolete) A kind of strong ale; nappy ale.
* 1827 , R. Charlton, Newcastle Improvements'', in T. Thompson, et al. ''A Collection of Songs, Comic and Satirical, Chiefly in the Newcastle Dialect ,
* 1857 , , The Cruise of the Betsey , 2009, Echo Library,
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 nappy 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.
page 26,
- The learn'd is happy' nature to explore, / The fool is ' happy that he knows no more ;
- Music makes me feel happy .
page 227,
- 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 wordsnappy
English
(wikipedia nappy)Etymology 1
Probably shortened from napkin (but possibly a corruption of (etyl) nappe, since napkin is already a diminutive).Noun
(nappies)page 60,
- You will notice that disposable nappies are sold in boy and girl versions. They vary in where the thickest padding is provided.
page 39,
- Other equipment required was soap for hand washing and washing of nappies', a washing line for the drying of ' nappies ,.
page 275,
- You could burn disposable nappies' (not a very practical option); otherwise, it?s probably best to take a supply of large plastic bags or ' nappy sacks with you and to dispose of them as thoughtfully as you can.
page 55,
- In response we mailed hundreds of nappies' to students in halls. On the ' nappy was a simple message, IT'S A LOT EASIER TO PUT ON A CONDOM.
Synonyms
* (qualifier) diaper * (qualifier) napkinSee also
* (Diaper)Verb
- The mother nappied the baby.
Etymology 2
From .Adjective
(er)page 438,
- The original accused device, as was the patented device, was made of cotton flannel with a nappy surface on each side,.
page 30,
- We would talk about each other?s ugly, big lips and flat noses. We would call each other pickaninnies and nappy -haired so-and-so?s.
page 52,
- For example, some Black people?s corporeal zones include nappy hair texture, wide noses, thick lips, and darker-than-white skin complexion, all of which come into play when an individual is interacting with a cultural “Other.”
page 50,
- She had decided to just cover her hair with a scarf because Aunt Bell was “old school” and Zollar did not want to have to explain why she had nappy hair.
- to feel nappy
See also
* (Afro-textured hair)Etymology 3
From (etyl) nap, from (etyl) . See hanaper.Alternative forms
* nappieNoun
(nappies)page 328,
- Suppose you advertise a “five-inch glass nappy .” It doesn?t tell a reader anything — a woman especially. She can?t tell how big five inches are anyway ; but just say, “large imitation cut glass fruit saucers at thirty cents a dozen,” and get your packers ready.
page 11,
- The use of a glazed earthenware nesting-dish, or “nappy , ” 9 inches in diameter across the top, is strongly advised.
page 626,
- Place a slice of pineapple in a fruit nappy , place on it a No. 10 cone of vanilla ice cream and pour over it a ladle of chop suey dressing, crowning it with a freshly opened lycher nut or a cherry.
Etymology 4
Adjective
(er)page 73,
- I do feel, however, that in talking lightheartedly of making rearing, pulling or nappy horses into useful members of equine society I am treading on very dangerous ground.
page 151,
- Note that it is possible that a horse is not in fact being nappy at all, but is suffering the onset of muscle disorders: it is up to the rider to interpret the signs correctly.
page 66,
- When riders are too dominant various problems can arise: a horse may become nappy , or refuse to go forward.
Noun
(-)page 151,
- Aw?ve seen when we?ve gyen iv a kind, freenly way / To be blithe ower a jug o? good nappy —
page 248,
- Weel do I mind that in a? our neeborly meetings—bridals, christenings, lyke-wakes an? the like,—we entertained ane anither wi? rich nappy ale;. But the tea has put out the nappy'; an? I have remarked, that by losing the ' nappy we lost baith ghaists an? fairies.
