Read full poem →not judges who are good; but that, whoever they are, they must be
happiest, v.133, etc. VI. That external goods are not the proper
rewards, but often inconsistent with, or destructive of Virtue, v.165.
Dictionary Entry
Having a feeling arising from a consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment; enjoying good of any kind, such as comfort, peace, or tranquillity; blissful, contented, joyous.
In a Sentence
“Music makes me feel happy.”
Origin
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Common Phrases
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Poetry examples for “happiest”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →They are myriad-voiced, and musical,
And scented with happiest memories.
O Winding roads that I know so well,
Read full poem →There is a tide, at least, in the LOVE affairs of mortals,
Which, when taken at flood, leads on to the happiest fortune,--
Leads to the marriage-morn and the orange-flowers and the altar,
Read full poem →This is to him the dearest memory,
And th' happiest accident of all his life. 20
Read full poem →O, doctrine blest,
Unutterable in even the happiest sigh;
This know ye all
Read full poem →Serener than a bride;
Me happiest born of men I deem'd,
And show'd perchance my pride.
Read full poem →But, in our mortal air,
None thrives for long upon the happiest dream,
And fresh despair