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happier

/ˈhæpi.ɚ/adjective3 syllables

Happier means: enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure.

Synonyms for happier21

adjective, as in enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

happy, blessed, blissful, bright, golden, halcyon, prosperous, laughing, riant, cheerful, contented, content, glad, elated, euphoric, felicitous, joyful, joyous

adjective, as in marked by good fortune

felicitous, happy, fortunate

adjective, as in eagerly disposed to act or to be of service

adjective, as in well expressed and to the point

happy, well-chosen, felicitous

Opposites of happier

What does happier mean?4

adjective

1

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure“a happy smile”

2

marked by good fortune“a felicitous life”

3

eagerly disposed to act or to be of service“glad to help”

4

well expressed and to the point“a happy turn of phrase”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Happier in a sentence

  • The sooner you return, the happier your father will be.Swift
  • If more people gave blood, the world would be a happier place.VCatmur
  • Is it true that the more people laugh, the happier they are?DJ_Saidez
  • The more leisure he has, the happier he is.Dejo
  • Back then, there was no electricity, but people were happier than they are now.DJ_Saidez
  • If anything, my father seems happier than before.CM
  • If anything, my grandfather seems happier than before.bluepie88
  • The more spare time he has, the happier he is.sundown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.