The difference between Happy and Sad

When used as adjectives, happy means having a feeling arising from a consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment, whereas sad means feeling sorrow.

Happy is also noun with the meaning: preceded by : happy people as a group.

Happy is also verb with the meaning: often followed by : to become happy.

check bellow for the other definitions of Happy and Sad

  1. Happy as an adjective:

    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.

    Examples:

    "Music makes me feel happy."

  2. Happy as an adjective:

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

  3. Happy as an adjective:

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

    Examples:

    "Are you happy to pay me back by the end of the week?"

    "Yes, I am happy with the decision."

  4. Happy as an adjective:

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

    Examples:

    "a happy coincidence"

  5. Happy as an adjective (in combination):

    Favoring or inclined to use.

    Examples:

    "[[slaphappy]], [[trigger-happy]]"

  6. Happy as an adjective (rare):

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

  1. Happy as a noun:

    preceded by : happy people as a group.

  1. Happy as a noun (informal, rare):

    A happy event, thing, person, etc.

  1. Happy as a verb (intransitive):

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

  2. Happy as a verb (transitive):

    Often followed by : to make happy; to brighten, to cheer, to enliven.

  1. Sad as an adjective:

    Emotionally negative. Feeling sorrow; sorrowful, mournful. Appearing sorrowful. Causing sorrow; lamentable. Poor in quality, bad; shameful, deplorable; later, regrettable, poor. Of colours: dark, deep; later, sombre, dull.

    Examples:

    "She gets sad when he's away."

    "The puppy had a sad little face."

    "It's a sad fact that most rapes go unreported."

    "That's the saddest-looking pickup truck I've ever seen."

  2. Sad as an adjective (obsolete):

    Sated, having had one's fill; satisfied, weary.

  3. Sad as an adjective (obsolete):

    Steadfast, valiant.

  4. Sad as an adjective (obsolete):

    Dignified, serious, grave.

  5. Sad as an adjective (obsolete):

    Naughty; troublesome; wicked.

  6. Sad as an adjective (slang):

    Unfashionable; socially inadequate or undesirable.

    Examples:

    "I can't believe you use drugs; you're so sad!"

  7. Sad as an adjective (dialect):

    Soggy (to refer to pastries).

  8. Sad as an adjective (obsolete):

    Heavy; weighty; ponderous; close; hard.

    Examples:

    "sad bread"

  1. Sad as a noun:

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