Synonyms happy
happy
satisfied ▪ content ▪ contented ▪ joyful ▪ blissful
These words all describe feeling, showing or giving pleasure.
happy feeling, showing or giving pleasure; satisfied with something or not worried about it:
a happy marriage/​memory/​childhood
I said I’d go, just to keep him happy.
satisfied pleased because you have achieved something or because something has happened as you wanted it to; showing this:
She’s never satisfied with what she’s got.
a satisfied smile
content not before noun happy and satisfied with what you have:
I’m perfectly content just to lie in the sun.
contented happy and comfortable with what you have; showing this:
a contented baby
a long contented sigh
content or contented?
Being contented depends more on having a comfortable life; being content can depend more on your attitude to your life: you can learn to be content with something by changing your attitude to it. People or animals can be contented but only people can be content.
joyful (rather formal) very happy; making people very happyblissful making people very happy; showing this happiness:
three blissful weeks away
joyful or blissful?
Joy is a livelier feeling; bliss is more peaceful.
Patterns
happy/​satisfied/​content/​contented with something
a happy/​satisfied/​contented/​blissful smile
a happy/​joyful occasion/​celebration
to feel happy/​satisfied/​content/​contented/​joyful
very/​perfectly/​quite happy/​satisfied/​content/​contented