Happy adalah salah satu kosakata yang paling pertama dipelajari dalam bahasa Inggris. Walaupun kata ini sudah lazim digunakan, cobalah menggunakan sinonim happy dalam percakapan sehari-hari.
Tujuannya agar kamu tidak melakukan repetisi (pengulangan) kata yang sama terus-menerus. Selain itu, kamu dapat memperkaya perbendaharaan kosakata, yang pastinya membuat kamu semakin fasih!
Happy Artinya
Happy diterjemahkan menjadi senang, bahagia, gembira, girang, atau sukacita.
Di atas adalah pengertian yang sering kita pahami sebagai kata happy. Namun selain itu, ada beberapa arti lain yang dapat didefinisikan dengan kata happy, seperti yang dijelaskan dalam Merriam-Webster.
- mengalami keberuntungan yang tidak diduga;
- mengalami kesenangan, kepuasan, atau kebahagiaan;
- merasa kebutuhan atau keinginannya terpenuhi;
- memenuhi kebutuhan dalam suatu tujuan atau keadaan;
- merasa prihatin.
Sinonim Happy
| Sinonim | Arti | Contoh Kalimat |
| cheerful | riang | You’re not your usual cheerful self today. |
| delighted | sangat senang | I am delighted to make your acquaintance, Mrs. Baker. |
| in a good mood | dalam suasana hati yang baik | But everybody was in a good mood that morning, and his apologies were returned with a smile. |
| glad | senang | I’m glad I could help. |
| content | puas | As there’s no tea, we’ll have to content ourselves with coffee. |
| ecstatic | gembira luar biasa | The new president was greeted by an ecstatic crowd. |
| jovial | riang dan ramah | I was appalled to hear his jovial, jocular style. |
| joyful | penuh gembira | A joyful heart is the inevitable result of a heart burning with love. |
| merry | sukaria | From the house come the bursts of merry laughter. |
| contented | puas | The myth of happy and contented animals down on the farm is now far from the truth. |
| buoyant | meluap, ringan | It takes a very buoyant personality to cope with constant rejection. |
| cheery | riang | He was a cheery chap who wore a frock coat and a soiled black felt hat which had seen better days. |
| jolly | penuh bahagia | We spent a very jolly evening together, chatting and drinking. |
| blithe | gembira | The autumn air, blithe and vivacious, elated Philip. |
| pleased | senang hati | To say we were pleased is an understatement. |
| gratified | bersyukur, memuaskan | John was gratified to see the improvement in his mother’s health since she had come home. |
| satisfied | puas | We were perfectly satisfied with the outcome of the experiment. |
| cheered | semangat | The movie star was warmly cheered as he got on the stage. |
| bright | riang, cerah | Josephine was bright, lively and cheerful. |
| euphoric | euforia | This has resulted in a less than euphoric response from staff across the spectrum. |
| sunny | riang | The staff wear big sunny smiles. |
| smiling | tersenyum | She was looking at me with smiling eyes. |
| in good spirits | dalam semangat baik | According to press reports he appeared fit and in good spirits. |
| blissful | bahagia | Lunch by a side stream was blissful indulgence. |
| happy as Larry (informal) | bahagia seperti Larry | I gave her a police badge to wear on her sleeve and she was as happy as Larry. |
| happy as a pig in muck (informal) | bahagia seperti babi di dalam lumpur | Look at your sister out there on the field! She’s happy as a pig in muck now that she’s back in the team’s starting lineup again. |