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happiness

Positive emotional state

Also known as happy · gladness · glad

Instance of: mood
, basic emotion
Subclass of: positive emotion
Part of: psychological terminology
, quality of life
, music mood

Overview

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Happiness is a complex and multifaceted mental state that encompasses a range of positive feelings, from contentment to intense joy. It is often associated with positive life experiences, such as achieving goals, spending time with loved ones, or engaging in enjoyable activities. However, happiness can also arise spontaneously, without any apparent external cause.

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119 statements · 15% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

Opposite of: sadness criterion used: valence
unhappiness
Said to be the same as: joy
euphoria
joy
Fiafia
Hashtag: happy
Has characteristic: smile
life satisfaction
Different from: Felicitas criterion used: descriptive page and disambiguation page have to be in different items · applies to name of subject: felicitas
Happiness criterion used: descriptive page and disambiguation page have to be in different items · applies to name of subject: happiness
Felicidad criterion used: descriptive page and disambiguation page have to be in different items · applies to name of subject: felicidad
Bonheur criterion used: descriptive page and disambiguation page have to be in different items · applies to name of subject: bonheur
Glück criterion used: descriptive page and disambiguation page have to be in different items · applies to name of subject: Glück
Štěstí criterion used: descriptive page and disambiguation page have to be in different items · applies to name of subject: štěstí
Lykke criterion used: descriptive page and disambiguation page have to be in different items · applies to name of subject: lykke
Felicidade criterion used: descriptive page and disambiguation page have to be in different items · applies to name of subject: felicidade
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Szczęście criterion used: descriptive page and disambiguation page have to be in different items · applies to name of subject: szczęście
Felicità criterion used: descriptive page and disambiguation page have to be in different items · applies to name of subject: felicità
Laime criterion used: descriptive page and disambiguation page have to be in different items · applies to name of subject: laime
Geluk criterion used: descriptive page and disambiguation page have to be in different items · applies to name of subject: geluk
Šťastie criterion used: descriptive page and disambiguation page have to be in different items · applies to name of subject: šťastie
Lycka criterion used: descriptive page and disambiguation page have to be in different items · applies to name of subject: lycka
Mutluluk criterion used: descriptive page and disambiguation page have to be in different items · applies to name of subject: mutluluk
Unicode character: 😃 statement is subject of: 😃
Partially coincident with: gladness
Depicted by: The Sleep of Sorrow and the Dream of Joy
Bibliography: bibliography of happiness

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73 identifiers linking happiness across the web's reference databases

Data quality

119

statements

15%

externally sourced

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AIDB. (2026). happiness (Q8). Retrieved from https://aidb.si/e/happiness-Q8