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French
Etymology
From heur (“luck”) + -eux. Compare Occitan aürós.
Pronunciation
Adjective
heureux (feminine heureuse, masculine plural heureux, feminine plural heureuses)
- happy
- Synonym: content
- Antonym: malheureux
- (transitive with de) glad
- lucky, fortunate
- good, excellent
- Synonym: bon
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Noun
heureux m (plural heureux)
- happy person
- faire des heureux ― to make some people happy
- Ça ne va pas faire que des heureux ! ― It won't please everybody! It won't be to everyone's liking!
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