"feliz" meaning in Spanish

See feliz in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /feˈliθ/, [feˈliθ], /feˈlis/, [feˈlis] Forms: felices [feminine, masculine, plural]
Rhymes: -iθ (Equatorial Guinea, Spain), -is (Latin America, Philippines) Etymology: Borrowed from Latin fēlīcem. Compare Catalan feliç. Etymology templates: {{ety|es|:bor|la:fēlīx<alt:fēlīcem><ref:<span class="cited-source">Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (<span class="None" lang="und">1983–1991), “feliz”, in <cite>Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico</cite> [<cite>Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary</cite>] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos</span></span>>|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "fēlīcem", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "fēlīx", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "feliz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" }" data-lang="es" data-title="feliz"> Borrowed from Latin fēlīcem., {{cog|ca|feliç}} Catalan feliç Head templates: {{es-adj}} feliz m or f (masculine and feminine plural felices)
  1. (with ser) happy, merry (trait) Tags: feminine, masculine Synonyms: alegre
    Sense id: en-feliz-es-adj-odkt37wf Categories (other): Emotions Disambiguation of Emotions: 42 27 31
  2. (with estar) pleased, glad Tags: feminine, masculine Synonyms: contento
    Sense id: en-feliz-es-adj-~BWw14z8 Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymon, Spanish entries referencing missing etymons, Spanish entries with etymology texts, Spanish entries with etymon, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Personality Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 38 38 0 0 3 20 0 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 38 38 0 0 3 20 0 Disambiguation of Spanish entries referencing missing etymons: 25 63 12 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymology texts: 30 70 0 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymon: 13 87 0 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 36 54 9 Disambiguation of Personality: 30 46 25
  3. (with ser) joyous, merry, happy Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-feliz-es-adj--zG1KoMd Categories (other): Spanish terms with collocations
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Felices Reyes, felicísimo, feliz como un regaliz, feliz como una perdiz, feliz cumpleaños, felizmente Related terms: Felicia, felicidad, felicitar, Félix, infeliz

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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          "estar",
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          ],
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        ],
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      "ipa": "/feˈliθ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[feˈliθ]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/feˈlis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[feˈlis]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iθ (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-is (Latin America, Philippines)"
    }
  ],
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}
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    },
    {
      "word": "feliz como una perdiz"
    },
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      "word": "feliz cumpleaños"
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      "word": "felizmente"
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}

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