English → Latin
“happy” in Latin
beātushappy, (truly) happy, blessed, fortunate; prosperous, wealthy, rich; copious, sumptuousfēlīxhappy, lucky, blessed, fortunate; fertile, fruitful, prosperous; auspicious, favorable, of good omen or luckfortūnōto make happy, prosper; to blessprosperagreeable to one's wishesfaustusfavorable, fortunate, auspicious, prosperous, luckygaudeōto rejoice, make merry; to take pleasure in, be pleased with, delight in, enjoylaetorto rejoice
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
happy
beatus (possessing felt happiness, the highest term with reference to the mind; also of the happy state of anybody; e.g., vita beata): felix (with reference to success, prosperity, etc., of persons or the things themselves): fortunatus (of persons only who seem the favorites of fortune): prosper (fulfilling a man’s hopes and wishes): faustus (implying Divine favor, etc; of things felt as a blessing: these two only in a transitive sense of what makes happy). ☞ synonyms and explanations in FORTUNATE. To be happy, beatum, felicem, fortunatum esse: to be or feel happy (= rejoice), gaudere: laetari; in anything (i. e., to be glad), gaudere, laetari aliqua re, de aliqua re, in aliqua re: very happy, gaudere vehementerque laetari [Vid: GLAD]. I am happy to see you, gratus acceptusque mihi venis; opportune venis (you come in right time): I am happy to hear it, hoc lubenter audio.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for happy?
- The usual Latin words for “happy” are beātus, fēlīx, fortūnō; also prosper, faustus, gaudeō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.