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# happiness

noun (happiness; uncountable)

«happiness» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The feeling of being happy, glad and pleased. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/happiness/#m1)
2. A state of having a good life with joy and contentment. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/happiness/#m2)

### In the lessons

In PSHE and wellbeing lessons it is one of the main feelings, with sadness, anger and fear. In stories: «tears of happiness», «filled with happiness», «live in happiness». It names the feeling as a thing, while «happy» describes a person.

### Examples

- Her face was full of happiness when she saw the puppy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/happiness/#x1)
- Money cannot always buy happiness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/happiness/#x2)
- Playing with friends brings me happiness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/happiness/#x3)
- He cried tears of happiness at the wedding. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/happiness/#x4)
- Kindness spreads happiness to others. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/happiness/#x5)
- The story ends with peace and happiness for everyone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/happiness/#x6)
- What brings you happiness? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/happiness/#x7)
- No one can find happiness without work. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/happiness/#x8)

### Note

Uncountable: no «a» and no plural («a lot of happiness», not «happinesses»). Spelling: «happy» → «happiness» (y changes to i, then -ness). Opposite: «unhappiness», «sadness».

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: In Sefer Yetzirah, happiness is tied to moral reward: it is kept for the just, while misery is for the wicked. Here it is also linked with a letter and its meaning. In the primary lessons: In PSHE and wellbeing lessons it is one of the main feelings, with sadness, anger and fear. In stories: «tears of happiness», «filled with happiness», «live in happiness». It names the feeling as a thing, while «happy» describes a person.

### Examples

- Happiness y or a good end, or simply g(H\>dj TUBH. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/happiness/#x1)
- Happiness is reserved for the just, and misery for the wicked ones. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/happiness/#x2)

### Note

Uncountable: no «a» and no plural («a lot of happiness», not «happinesses»). Spelling: «happy» → «happiness» (y changes to i, then -ness). Opposite: «unhappiness», «sadness».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «happiness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/happiness/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«happiness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/happiness.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «happiness» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/happiness/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«happiness» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/happiness.html) on Mova free.