General Happiness Vocabulary
Amused – To find something entertaining or funny
Content/Satisfied – In a state of peaceful happiness
Delighted – To feel a high amount of pleasure
Depend on/Rely on – To need something or someone for help or support
Ecstatic/Elated/Euphoric – To feel overwhelming happiness or excitement
Exuberant – Filled with energy or excitement
Free time/Spare time – The time a person has available to engage in recreational activities
Jolly – Happy and cheerful
Jubilant – To feel great happiness or triumph, often after a victory or success of some kind
Loved ones – The people close to you. I.e. family and close friends
Mental well-being – The state in which an individual copes or manages the stresses of life
Optimistic/Pessimistic – Someone who always has a positive/negative outlook
Satisfaction – The fulfilment of wishes, hopes, needs, or expectations
Serene – Calm and peaceful
To adore – To really enjoy or love something
To loathe – To hate something intensely
To tackle – To deal with a problem or task
Workload – The among of work a person performs in their job/life
Happiness Idioms, Phrasal Verbs, and Collocations
A fool’s paradise – A false state of happiness in which a person is either unaware of problems or chooses to ignore them
A state of bliss – To be in a state of complete happiness or joy
Choke up – To be unable to speak because of feelings of sadness and the urge to cry
Circle of friends – A group of friends
Down in the dumps – To feel very sad or disappointed
Financial burden – A responsibility related to paying money
Fly off the handle – To lose one’s temper and become angry
Grinning from ear to ear – To have an extremely big smile
Happy-go-lucky – Cheerful and unconcerned about the future
Hot under the collar – To become embarrassed or angry
In stitches – Laughing uncontrollably
Jumping for joy – To be extremely happy
Lash out – To respond aggressively to someone
Let off some steam – To do something that helps you get rid of strong feelings of energy, stress, or tension
Light up – When a person’s face suddenly looks happy and joyful
Look forward to – To be enthusiastic about a future event
Mental breakdown – A period of intense mental stress that impairs a person’s function
On cloud nine – To be extremely happy
On top of the world – To be extremely happy
Part and parcel – A necessary and basic part of something
Settle down – To start a steady and stable life with a job, house, and family
To lose it – To become extremely angry and lose one’s temper
Walking on air – To be extremely happy