Collocations for "happiness"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "happiness" in context.
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happiness
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [true, real, genuine] happiness
- the greatest happiness (in life) is
- your happiness is important to me
- the happiness of [others, my friends, mankind]
- [get, derive] a lot of happiness from
- find happiness in [life, your job, the day]
- look for happiness in [life]
- measure happiness [by, against, compared to]
- wish you [much, every] happiness
- [cry, shed, weep] tears of happiness
- cannot express my happiness (in words)
- happiness [consists, lies, can be found] in
- happiness consists of
- happiness comes in [moments, bursts]
- happiness and [success, prosperity, peace, love]
- happiness on Earth
- happiness guaranteed
- [essential, required] for my [future, personal] happiness
- [a chance, an opportunity] for happiness
'happiness' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
before
- brim
- buy
- chance
- devoid
- empty
- everlasting
- evoke
- explode
- expression
- feel
- form
- fulfillment
- glow
- guarantee
- health
- illusion
- money
- overwhelm
- passionate
- pinpoint
- pursue
- pursuit
- quest
- recipe
- relative
- relentless
- science
- secret
- seven
- sing
- step
- thrill
- twinkle
- wish
- worry
- yet