An agreeable feeling or condition of the soul arising from good fortune or propitious happening of any kind; the possession of those circumstances or that state of being which is attended with enjoyment; the state of being happy; contentment; joyful satisfaction; felicity; blessedness
the overcoming of not unknown obstacles toward a known goal and, transiently (passing quickly or soon), the contemplation of, or indulgence in, pleasure
emotions experienced when in a state of well-being state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
according to different ethical views, happiness might be one goal in life, the only possible goal, or a fortunate by-product of the pursuit of other goals Happiness might concern one's aggregate of pleasure or require a complex balance involving virtue, pleasure, achievement and good fortune