noun · informal
happiness
/ˈhæpɪnəs/HAP·pi·ness
Band 5-6speakingtask2
the state of being happy or feeling pleasure and contentment
Examples
“For many people, happiness comes from close relationships rather than material things.”
“She seemed to find happiness in small daily routines.”
“Pursuing happiness is a common theme in personal essays.”
Band 8 sentence
“Long-term happiness often depends on meaningful relationships and a sense of purpose rather than fleeting pleasures.”
Collocations
- find happiness
- pursuit of happiness
- happiness comes from
Word family
happy adjectivehappily adverbhappiness noun
Common mistakes
be happyness→be happy
the happiness is important→happiness is important
Say it for a higher band
5pleasure→6joy→7+happiness
Synonyms
joy
contentment
Easily confused
joy
“She felt pure joy when she saw her newborn baby for the first time.”
Related words
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In -ness
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