happier

hap-pi-er · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Comparative form of "happy"; experiencing or showing more pleasure, contentment, or joy than before or than someone/something else.

  2. 2.

    More satisfied or willing.

Related words

Antonyms: more miserable, more unhappy, sadder
See also: happiest, happiness, happy
Synonyms: more content, more joyful, more pleased

Etymology

Comparative form of happy, from Old Norse happ ("luck, chance") + -y + -er (comparative suffix). The word "happy" originally meant "lucky" or "fortunate" before evolving to its current meaning of "feeling pleasure."