Happiness is a mental or emotional state of well-being characterized by positive or pleasant emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy.
Other definitions include:
1. The experience of positive emotions (like joy or satisfaction) combined with a sense that one's life is good, meaningful, and worthwhile.
2. A state of well-being and contentment.
3. In psychology, happiness is often referred to as subjective well-being.
4. In philosophy, happiness is sometimes used to translate the Greek concept of eudaimonia.