What part of speech is the word happy?

happiness
part of speech: noun
definition 1: the state or condition of being happy. synonyms: gladness antonyms: dolor, heartache, sadness, unhappiness similar words: bliss, cheer, contentment, delight, felicity, joy, pleasure, satisfaction

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happy, v. “Happy” does exist as a transitive verb. It's no problem to verb a noun and apparently even an adjective.

Also, is the word happiness an adjective? Happiness is a thing. Happy is an adjective: a describing word. You can't have a happy, but you can have a happy dog. the state of being happy.

Just so, is happy an adjective or an adverb?

Priya was extremely happy. Here happy is an adjective that modifies the proper noun Priya and extremely is an adverb that modifies the adjective happy. Adverbs can't modify nouns, as you can see from the following incorrect sentences. He is a quietly man.

What's an adjective for happy?

adjective. /ˈhæpi/ (happier, happiest) feeling/giving pleasure. feeling or showing pleasure; pleased a happy smile/face You don't look very happy today.