Happy vs. Pleased

Happy vs. Pleased — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Happy and Pleased

Happyadjective

Enjoying, showing, or marked by pleasure, satisfaction, or joy

a happy child.the happiest day of my life.

Pleasedverb

To give enjoyment, pleasure, or satisfaction to; make glad or contented.

Happyadjective

Cheerful; willing

happy to help.

Pleasedverb

To be the will or desire of

May it please the court to admit this firearm as evidence.

Happyadjective

Characterized by good luck

a happy sequence of events.

Pleasedverb

To give satisfaction or pleasure; be agreeable

waiters who try hard to please.
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Happyadjective

Being especially well-adapted; felicitous

a happy turn of phrase.

Pleasedverb

To have the will or desire; wish

Do as you please. Sit down, if you please.

Happyadjective

Characterized by a spontaneous or obsessive inclination to use something. Often used in combination

trigger-happy.

Pleasedadverb

If it is your desire or pleasure; if you please. Used in polite requests

Please stand back. Pay attention, please.

Happyadjective

Enthusiastic about or involved with to a disproportionate degree. Often used in combination

money-happy.clothes-happy.

Pleasedadverb

Yes. Used in polite affirmative replies to offers

May I help you? Please.
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Happyadjective

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.

Music makes me feel happy.

Pleasedadjective

happy, content

Happyadjective

Experiencing the effect of favourable fortune; favored by fortune or luck; fortunate, lucky, propitious.

Pleasedverb

simple past tense and past participle of please

Happyadjective

Content, satisfied (with or to do something); having no objection (to something).

Are you happy to pay me back by the end of the week?Yes, I am happy with the decision.

Pleasedadjective

experiencing or manifesting pleasure

Happyadjective

Of acts, speech, etc.: appropriate, apt, felicitous.

a happy coincidence

Pleasedadjective

feeling pleasurable satisfaction over something by which you measures your self-worth;

proud of their child

Happyadjective

(in combination) Favoring or inclined to use.

slaphappy, trigger-happy

Pleasedadjective

experiencing pleasure or joy;

happy you are herepleased with the good news

Happyadjective

(rare) Of persons, especially when referring to their ability to express themselves (often followed by at or in): dexterous, ready, skilful.

Happynoun

preceded by the: happy people as a group.

Happynoun

A happy event, thing, person, etc.

Happyverb

(intransitive) Often followed by up: to become happy; to brighten up, to cheer up.

Happyverb

(transitive) Often followed by up: to make happy; to brighten, to cheer, to enliven.

Happyadjective

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure or good fortune;

a happy smilespent many happy days on the beacha happy marriage

Happyadjective

experiencing pleasure or joy;

happy you are herepleased with the good news

Happyadjective

marked by good fortune;

a felicitous lifea happy outcome

Happyadjective

satisfied; enjoying well-being and contentment;

felt content with her lotquite happy to let things go on as they are

Happyadjective

exaggerated feeling of well-being or elation

Happyadjective

well expressed and to the point;

a happy turn of phrasea few well-chosen wordsa felicitous comment