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Happiness

Good luck; good fortune; prosperity.

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Beatification 76% connected

The act of beatifying, or the state of being beatified; esp., in the R. C. Church, the act or process of ascertaining and declaring that a deceased p…

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Beatitude 76% connected

Felicity of the highest kind; consummate bliss.

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Belonging 76% connected

of Belong

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Blessedness 76% connected

The state of being blessed; happiness; felicity; bliss; heavenly joys; the favor of God.

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Blitheness 76% connected

The state of being blithe.

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Cheerfulness 76% connected

Good spirits; a state of moderate joy or gayety; alacrity.

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Contentment 76% connected

The state of being contented or satisfied; content.

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Gaiety 76% connected

Same as Gayety.

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Gladness 76% connected

State or quality of being glad; pleasure; joyful satisfaction; cheerfulness.

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Merriment 76% connected

Gayety, with laughter; mirth; frolic.

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Radiance 76% connected

Alt. of Radiancy

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Rejoicing 76% connected

of Rejoice

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Feeling 76% connected

of Feel

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Spirit 76% connected

Air set in motion by breathing; breath; hence, sometimes, life itself.

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Felicitous 74% connected

Characterized by felicity; happy; prosperous; delightful; skilful; successful; happily applied or expressed; appropriate.

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Felicitous 74% connected

Characterized by felicity; happy; prosperous; delightful; skilful; successful; happily applied or expressed; appropriate.

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Happy 74% connected

Favored by hap, luck, or fortune; lucky; fortunate; successful; prosperous; satisfying desire; as, a happy expedient; a happy effort; a happy venture…

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Happy 74% connected

Favored by hap, luck, or fortune; lucky; fortunate; successful; prosperous; satisfying desire; as, a happy expedient; a happy effort; a happy venture…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Happy 66% connected

Favored by hap, luck, or fortune; lucky; fortunate; successful; prosperous; satisfying desire; as, a happy expedient; a happy effort; a happy venture…

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Happy 66% connected

Favored by hap, luck, or fortune; lucky; fortunate; successful; prosperous; satisfying desire; as, a happy expedient; a happy effort; a happy venture…

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Unhappy 66% connected

Not happy or fortunate; unfortunate; unlucky; as, affairs have taken an unhappy turn.

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Unhappy 66% connected

Not happy or fortunate; unfortunate; unlucky; as, affairs have taken an unhappy turn.

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Felicity 92% connected

The state of being happy; blessedness; blissfulness; enjoyment of good.

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