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What are the distinctions between 'happy' and 'satisfied'? [on hold]
What are the differences between “shop,” “shoppe,” and “store”?What are the distinctions between “authoritarian”, “totalitarian”, and “dictatorial”?What are the differences between litigator, counsel, and attorney?Feeling VS SensingWhat is the difference between 'framework curriculum' and 'curricular framework'?Difference between “patrimony” and “heritage”What are the differences between, and the connotations of, “flag”, “banner”, and “standard”?Pleased and satisfied. What's the difference?Are “embarassing” and “bewildering” synonyms?What are the differences between “scream”, “shout” and “yell”?
What are the distinctions between 'happy' and 'satisfied'?
I understand they may be synonyms but I'd like to know more about the differences.
meaning
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What are the distinctions between 'happy' and 'satisfied'?
I understand they may be synonyms but I'd like to know more about the differences.
meaning
asked Mar 16 at 15:02
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put on hold as off-topic by FumbleFingers, Lawrence, Jason Bassford, Mike R, TrevorD yesterday
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There are many differences. You'll find 'satisfied' in the context of maths equations, for example, and I'm pretty sure linguists have a (relatively) formal context where they use 'happy'. But the question as posed here is too open-ended to really be answered within the SO format. Is there any specific context you're concerned about? And what have you found out from your own research, that's insufficient for your needs?
– FumbleFingers
Mar 16 at 15:16
@FumbleFingers I'm confused. I interested in happy vs. satisfied ... does one happify a math equation?
– Randy Zeitman
Mar 16 at 19:27
1
There are some people who are never happy. There are some people who are never satisfied. Not usually the same people.
– Hot Licks
Mar 16 at 21:37
What does the dictionary say? And then, what do you still not understand after studying the dictionary?
– TrevorD
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What are the distinctions between 'happy' and 'satisfied'?
I understand they may be synonyms but I'd like to know more about the differences.
meaning
asked Mar 16 at 15:02
Randy ZeitmanRandy Zeitman
16818
What are the distinctions between 'happy' and 'satisfied'?
I understand they may be synonyms but I'd like to know more about the differences.
meaning
meaning
asked Mar 16 at 15:02
Randy ZeitmanRandy Zeitman
16818
asked Mar 16 at 15:02
Randy ZeitmanRandy Zeitman
16818
asked Mar 16 at 15:02
Randy ZeitmanRandy Zeitman
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asked Mar 16 at 15:02
Randy ZeitmanRandy Zeitman
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asked Mar 16 at 15:02
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There are many differences. You'll find 'satisfied' in the context of maths equations, for example, and I'm pretty sure linguists have a (relatively) formal context where they use 'happy'. But the question as posed here is too open-ended to really be answered within the SO format. Is there any specific context you're concerned about? And what have you found out from your own research, that's insufficient for your needs?
– FumbleFingers
Mar 16 at 15:16
@FumbleFingers I'm confused. I interested in happy vs. satisfied ... does one happify a math equation?
– Randy Zeitman
Mar 16 at 19:27
1
There are some people who are never happy. There are some people who are never satisfied. Not usually the same people.
– Hot Licks
Mar 16 at 21:37
What does the dictionary say? And then, what do you still not understand after studying the dictionary?
– TrevorD
yesterday
add a comment |
5
There are many differences. You'll find 'satisfied' in the context of maths equations, for example, and I'm pretty sure linguists have a (relatively) formal context where they use 'happy'. But the question as posed here is too open-ended to really be answered within the SO format. Is there any specific context you're concerned about? And what have you found out from your own research, that's insufficient for your needs?
– FumbleFingers
Mar 16 at 15:16
@FumbleFingers I'm confused. I interested in happy vs. satisfied ... does one happify a math equation?
– Randy Zeitman
Mar 16 at 19:27
1
There are some people who are never happy. There are some people who are never satisfied. Not usually the same people.
– Hot Licks
Mar 16 at 21:37
What does the dictionary say? And then, what do you still not understand after studying the dictionary?
– TrevorD
yesterday
5
5
There are many differences. You'll find 'satisfied' in the context of maths equations, for example, and I'm pretty sure linguists have a (relatively) formal context where they use 'happy'. But the question as posed here is too open-ended to really be answered within the SO format. Is there any specific context you're concerned about? And what have you found out from your own research, that's insufficient for your needs?
– FumbleFingers
Mar 16 at 15:16
There are many differences. You'll find 'satisfied' in the context of maths equations, for example, and I'm pretty sure linguists have a (relatively) formal context where they use 'happy'. But the question as posed here is too open-ended to really be answered within the SO format. Is there any specific context you're concerned about? And what have you found out from your own research, that's insufficient for your needs?
– FumbleFingers
Mar 16 at 15:16
@FumbleFingers I'm confused. I interested in happy vs. satisfied ... does one happify a math equation?
– Randy Zeitman
Mar 16 at 19:27
@FumbleFingers I'm confused. I interested in happy vs. satisfied ... does one happify a math equation?
– Randy Zeitman
Mar 16 at 19:27
1
1
There are some people who are never happy. There are some people who are never satisfied. Not usually the same people.
– Hot Licks
Mar 16 at 21:37
There are some people who are never happy. There are some people who are never satisfied. Not usually the same people.
– Hot Licks
Mar 16 at 21:37
What does the dictionary say? And then, what do you still not understand after studying the dictionary?
– TrevorD
yesterday
What does the dictionary say? And then, what do you still not understand after studying the dictionary?
– TrevorD
yesterday
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Satisfied usually means that you have fulfilled a need such as hunger, or are pleased with the outcome of some event, whereas happy means that you are in a good mood, pleased with life in general. These aren't hard and fast rules, though. It's perfectly possible to say "I'm happy with the result of the experiment".
answered Mar 16 at 15:20
Kate BuntingKate Bunting
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This is good. So is it fair to say that all happiness is a specific kind of satisfaction?
– Randy Zeitman
Mar 16 at 19:28
You can be happy because your present circumstances are favourable, or simply because you have a positive outlook on life. I was trying to explain the different shades of meaning, not make a philosophical statement :-)
– Kate Bunting
Mar 17 at 8:55
Just asking your opinion about your perspective, nothing philosophical.
– Randy Zeitman
Mar 17 at 14:48
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There is a delineating difference between them. Let's walk through some history.
Part 1: Origin
Originally, the word happy was first used in 14th century. It was used in the sense: "lucky, favored by fortune, being in advantageous circumstances, prosperous;" of events, "turning out well," from hap (n.) "chance, fortune".
Backed by Merriam-Webster
Sense 1
favored by luck or fortune : FORTUNATE
a happy coincidence
And the word satisfy was first use in 15th century, much later., from Middle French satisfier, from Old French satisfaire "pay, repay, make reparation."
Merriam-Webster
transitive sense 1a
to carry out the terms of (something, such as a contract) : DISCHARGE
So, we can see from the etymological prospective, that they started differently and at different times of history.
Part 2 Relation
The first recorded use of the word happy as "greatly pleased and content (or feeling or showing pleasure or contentment by Oxford dictionary)" is from 1520.
Whereas, much later, first recorded use of the word satisfied as "gratify" was in 1816. Gratify means to give in to : INDULGE, SATISFY (or contented; pleased by Oxford dictionary)
Part 3: Little difference and usability
You have to use "happy with" in order to convey the meaning: Satisfied with the quality or standard of.
In this given example: "I'm happy with his performance", means that you are satisfied by [someone's] performance.
I can be happy, but not satisfied. But, on the other hand, if you are satisfied, then you are surely a happy person. So, to convey your feeling of satisfaction, you have to be happy with someone in order to be satisfied.
Read these examples:
1 I am happy for you. There is no element of satisfaction in it. You are just expressing your happiness.
2 I am happy with your results. There is a element of satisfaction in it. Some desire/hope is met.
Beautifully, explained on differencebetween.net
"Happiness" is defined as both a state of mind and an emotion. Man can choose to be happy. It is relevant to note that even people who are poor can be happy despite the fact that not all their needs are met, even the most basic ones.
"Satisfaction," on the other hand, is the state wherein your desires are met. You will find it in the possession and enjoyment of things that you desire. In effect, it, too, is a state of mind wherein you find contentment knowing that your demands and desires are made possible.
To top something off, feeling of happiness after fulfillment of a desire is the feeling of satisfaction.
answered Mar 16 at 17:23
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ubi hatt gave a great background on the two terms but doesn’t really touch on the emotional content.
Happy is a bright emotion, where you are pleased, joyous, effervescent. It indicates an upward movement in your emotions. Satisfied on the other hand is staid at best and generally a receding emotion. Even great satisfaction or greatly satisfied is a dying emotion, whatever peak of satisfaction you have reached is only going to become less in the future.
You would never use satisfied to describe a baby being tickled, but you could use it to describe the baby afterwards as it goes to sleep.
You can be either satisfied or happy with completing a math equation. If it was the first time you were able to solve it you are probably happy, you get it and it works! If it shows that your company has made a profit for the quarter you you could be happy. If a question on an exam was marked as wrong, and you have just shown that it was actually correct, you might merely be satisfied.
Satisfied says you accept the result as sufficient, happy says that the result is pleasing. While they can be used to describe your emotional response to the same circumstances, they are not interchangeable. One last example, you would not describe your emotional response to the love of your life accepting your marriage marriage proposal as being satisfied.
answered Mar 16 at 21:32
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Satisfied usually means that you have fulfilled a need such as hunger, or are pleased with the outcome of some event, whereas happy means that you are in a good mood, pleased with life in general. These aren't hard and fast rules, though. It's perfectly possible to say "I'm happy with the result of the experiment".
answered Mar 16 at 15:20
Kate BuntingKate Bunting
6,44831518
This is good. So is it fair to say that all happiness is a specific kind of satisfaction?
– Randy Zeitman
Mar 16 at 19:28
You can be happy because your present circumstances are favourable, or simply because you have a positive outlook on life. I was trying to explain the different shades of meaning, not make a philosophical statement :-)
– Kate Bunting
Mar 17 at 8:55
Just asking your opinion about your perspective, nothing philosophical.
– Randy Zeitman
Mar 17 at 14:48
add a comment |
Satisfied usually means that you have fulfilled a need such as hunger, or are pleased with the outcome of some event, whereas happy means that you are in a good mood, pleased with life in general. These aren't hard and fast rules, though. It's perfectly possible to say "I'm happy with the result of the experiment".
answered Mar 16 at 15:20
Kate BuntingKate Bunting
6,44831518
This is good. So is it fair to say that all happiness is a specific kind of satisfaction?
– Randy Zeitman
Mar 16 at 19:28
You can be happy because your present circumstances are favourable, or simply because you have a positive outlook on life. I was trying to explain the different shades of meaning, not make a philosophical statement :-)
– Kate Bunting
Mar 17 at 8:55
Just asking your opinion about your perspective, nothing philosophical.
– Randy Zeitman
Mar 17 at 14:48
add a comment |
Satisfied usually means that you have fulfilled a need such as hunger, or are pleased with the outcome of some event, whereas happy means that you are in a good mood, pleased with life in general. These aren't hard and fast rules, though. It's perfectly possible to say "I'm happy with the result of the experiment".
answered Mar 16 at 15:20
Kate BuntingKate Bunting
6,44831518
Satisfied usually means that you have fulfilled a need such as hunger, or are pleased with the outcome of some event, whereas happy means that you are in a good mood, pleased with life in general. These aren't hard and fast rules, though. It's perfectly possible to say "I'm happy with the result of the experiment".
answered Mar 16 at 15:20
Kate BuntingKate Bunting
6,44831518
answered Mar 16 at 15:20
Kate BuntingKate Bunting
6,44831518
answered Mar 16 at 15:20
Kate BuntingKate Bunting
6,44831518
answered Mar 16 at 15:20
Kate BuntingKate Bunting
6,44831518
6,44831518
This is good. So is it fair to say that all happiness is a specific kind of satisfaction?
– Randy Zeitman
Mar 16 at 19:28
You can be happy because your present circumstances are favourable, or simply because you have a positive outlook on life. I was trying to explain the different shades of meaning, not make a philosophical statement :-)
– Kate Bunting
Mar 17 at 8:55
Just asking your opinion about your perspective, nothing philosophical.
– Randy Zeitman
Mar 17 at 14:48
add a comment |
This is good. So is it fair to say that all happiness is a specific kind of satisfaction?
– Randy Zeitman
Mar 16 at 19:28
You can be happy because your present circumstances are favourable, or simply because you have a positive outlook on life. I was trying to explain the different shades of meaning, not make a philosophical statement :-)
– Kate Bunting
Mar 17 at 8:55
Just asking your opinion about your perspective, nothing philosophical.
– Randy Zeitman
Mar 17 at 14:48
This is good. So is it fair to say that all happiness is a specific kind of satisfaction?
– Randy Zeitman
Mar 16 at 19:28
This is good. So is it fair to say that all happiness is a specific kind of satisfaction?
– Randy Zeitman
Mar 16 at 19:28
You can be happy because your present circumstances are favourable, or simply because you have a positive outlook on life. I was trying to explain the different shades of meaning, not make a philosophical statement :-)
– Kate Bunting
Mar 17 at 8:55
You can be happy because your present circumstances are favourable, or simply because you have a positive outlook on life. I was trying to explain the different shades of meaning, not make a philosophical statement :-)
– Kate Bunting
Mar 17 at 8:55
Just asking your opinion about your perspective, nothing philosophical.
– Randy Zeitman
Mar 17 at 14:48
Just asking your opinion about your perspective, nothing philosophical.
– Randy Zeitman
Mar 17 at 14:48
add a comment |
There is a delineating difference between them. Let's walk through some history.
Part 1: Origin
Originally, the word happy was first used in 14th century. It was used in the sense: "lucky, favored by fortune, being in advantageous circumstances, prosperous;" of events, "turning out well," from hap (n.) "chance, fortune".
Backed by Merriam-Webster
Sense 1
favored by luck or fortune : FORTUNATE
a happy coincidence
And the word satisfy was first use in 15th century, much later., from Middle French satisfier, from Old French satisfaire "pay, repay, make reparation."
Merriam-Webster
transitive sense 1a
to carry out the terms of (something, such as a contract) : DISCHARGE
So, we can see from the etymological prospective, that they started differently and at different times of history.
Part 2 Relation
The first recorded use of the word happy as "greatly pleased and content (or feeling or showing pleasure or contentment by Oxford dictionary)" is from 1520.
Whereas, much later, first recorded use of the word satisfied as "gratify" was in 1816. Gratify means to give in to : INDULGE, SATISFY (or contented; pleased by Oxford dictionary)
Part 3: Little difference and usability
You have to use "happy with" in order to convey the meaning: Satisfied with the quality or standard of.
In this given example: "I'm happy with his performance", means that you are satisfied by [someone's] performance.
I can be happy, but not satisfied. But, on the other hand, if you are satisfied, then you are surely a happy person. So, to convey your feeling of satisfaction, you have to be happy with someone in order to be satisfied.
Read these examples:
1 I am happy for you. There is no element of satisfaction in it. You are just expressing your happiness.
2 I am happy with your results. There is a element of satisfaction in it. Some desire/hope is met.
Beautifully, explained on differencebetween.net
"Happiness" is defined as both a state of mind and an emotion. Man can choose to be happy. It is relevant to note that even people who are poor can be happy despite the fact that not all their needs are met, even the most basic ones.
"Satisfaction," on the other hand, is the state wherein your desires are met. You will find it in the possession and enjoyment of things that you desire. In effect, it, too, is a state of mind wherein you find contentment knowing that your demands and desires are made possible.
To top something off, feeling of happiness after fulfillment of a desire is the feeling of satisfaction.
answered Mar 16 at 17:23
Ubi hattUbi hatt
3,368726
add a comment |
There is a delineating difference between them. Let's walk through some history.
Part 1: Origin
Originally, the word happy was first used in 14th century. It was used in the sense: "lucky, favored by fortune, being in advantageous circumstances, prosperous;" of events, "turning out well," from hap (n.) "chance, fortune".
Backed by Merriam-Webster
Sense 1
favored by luck or fortune : FORTUNATE
a happy coincidence
And the word satisfy was first use in 15th century, much later., from Middle French satisfier, from Old French satisfaire "pay, repay, make reparation."
Merriam-Webster
transitive sense 1a
to carry out the terms of (something, such as a contract) : DISCHARGE
So, we can see from the etymological prospective, that they started differently and at different times of history.
Part 2 Relation
The first recorded use of the word happy as "greatly pleased and content (or feeling or showing pleasure or contentment by Oxford dictionary)" is from 1520.
Whereas, much later, first recorded use of the word satisfied as "gratify" was in 1816. Gratify means to give in to : INDULGE, SATISFY (or contented; pleased by Oxford dictionary)
Part 3: Little difference and usability
You have to use "happy with" in order to convey the meaning: Satisfied with the quality or standard of.
In this given example: "I'm happy with his performance", means that you are satisfied by [someone's] performance.
I can be happy, but not satisfied. But, on the other hand, if you are satisfied, then you are surely a happy person. So, to convey your feeling of satisfaction, you have to be happy with someone in order to be satisfied.
Read these examples:
1 I am happy for you. There is no element of satisfaction in it. You are just expressing your happiness.
2 I am happy with your results. There is a element of satisfaction in it. Some desire/hope is met.
Beautifully, explained on differencebetween.net
"Happiness" is defined as both a state of mind and an emotion. Man can choose to be happy. It is relevant to note that even people who are poor can be happy despite the fact that not all their needs are met, even the most basic ones.
"Satisfaction," on the other hand, is the state wherein your desires are met. You will find it in the possession and enjoyment of things that you desire. In effect, it, too, is a state of mind wherein you find contentment knowing that your demands and desires are made possible.
To top something off, feeling of happiness after fulfillment of a desire is the feeling of satisfaction.
answered Mar 16 at 17:23
Ubi hattUbi hatt
3,368726
add a comment |
There is a delineating difference between them. Let's walk through some history.
Part 1: Origin
Originally, the word happy was first used in 14th century. It was used in the sense: "lucky, favored by fortune, being in advantageous circumstances, prosperous;" of events, "turning out well," from hap (n.) "chance, fortune".
Backed by Merriam-Webster
Sense 1
favored by luck or fortune : FORTUNATE
a happy coincidence
And the word satisfy was first use in 15th century, much later., from Middle French satisfier, from Old French satisfaire "pay, repay, make reparation."
Merriam-Webster
transitive sense 1a
to carry out the terms of (something, such as a contract) : DISCHARGE
So, we can see from the etymological prospective, that they started differently and at different times of history.
Part 2 Relation
The first recorded use of the word happy as "greatly pleased and content (or feeling or showing pleasure or contentment by Oxford dictionary)" is from 1520.
Whereas, much later, first recorded use of the word satisfied as "gratify" was in 1816. Gratify means to give in to : INDULGE, SATISFY (or contented; pleased by Oxford dictionary)
Part 3: Little difference and usability
You have to use "happy with" in order to convey the meaning: Satisfied with the quality or standard of.
In this given example: "I'm happy with his performance", means that you are satisfied by [someone's] performance.
I can be happy, but not satisfied. But, on the other hand, if you are satisfied, then you are surely a happy person. So, to convey your feeling of satisfaction, you have to be happy with someone in order to be satisfied.
Read these examples:
1 I am happy for you. There is no element of satisfaction in it. You are just expressing your happiness.
2 I am happy with your results. There is a element of satisfaction in it. Some desire/hope is met.
Beautifully, explained on differencebetween.net
"Happiness" is defined as both a state of mind and an emotion. Man can choose to be happy. It is relevant to note that even people who are poor can be happy despite the fact that not all their needs are met, even the most basic ones.
"Satisfaction," on the other hand, is the state wherein your desires are met. You will find it in the possession and enjoyment of things that you desire. In effect, it, too, is a state of mind wherein you find contentment knowing that your demands and desires are made possible.
To top something off, feeling of happiness after fulfillment of a desire is the feeling of satisfaction.
answered Mar 16 at 17:23
Ubi hattUbi hatt
3,368726
There is a delineating difference between them. Let's walk through some history.
Part 1: Origin
Originally, the word happy was first used in 14th century. It was used in the sense: "lucky, favored by fortune, being in advantageous circumstances, prosperous;" of events, "turning out well," from hap (n.) "chance, fortune".
Backed by Merriam-Webster
Sense 1
favored by luck or fortune : FORTUNATE
a happy coincidence
And the word satisfy was first use in 15th century, much later., from Middle French satisfier, from Old French satisfaire "pay, repay, make reparation."
Merriam-Webster
transitive sense 1a
to carry out the terms of (something, such as a contract) : DISCHARGE
So, we can see from the etymological prospective, that they started differently and at different times of history.
Part 2 Relation
The first recorded use of the word happy as "greatly pleased and content (or feeling or showing pleasure or contentment by Oxford dictionary)" is from 1520.
Whereas, much later, first recorded use of the word satisfied as "gratify" was in 1816. Gratify means to give in to : INDULGE, SATISFY (or contented; pleased by Oxford dictionary)
Part 3: Little difference and usability
You have to use "happy with" in order to convey the meaning: Satisfied with the quality or standard of.
In this given example: "I'm happy with his performance", means that you are satisfied by [someone's] performance.
I can be happy, but not satisfied. But, on the other hand, if you are satisfied, then you are surely a happy person. So, to convey your feeling of satisfaction, you have to be happy with someone in order to be satisfied.
Read these examples:
1 I am happy for you. There is no element of satisfaction in it. You are just expressing your happiness.
2 I am happy with your results. There is a element of satisfaction in it. Some desire/hope is met.
Beautifully, explained on differencebetween.net
"Happiness" is defined as both a state of mind and an emotion. Man can choose to be happy. It is relevant to note that even people who are poor can be happy despite the fact that not all their needs are met, even the most basic ones.
"Satisfaction," on the other hand, is the state wherein your desires are met. You will find it in the possession and enjoyment of things that you desire. In effect, it, too, is a state of mind wherein you find contentment knowing that your demands and desires are made possible.
To top something off, feeling of happiness after fulfillment of a desire is the feeling of satisfaction.
answered Mar 16 at 17:23
Ubi hattUbi hatt
3,368726
answered Mar 16 at 17:23
Ubi hattUbi hatt
3,368726
answered Mar 16 at 17:23
Ubi hattUbi hatt
3,368726
answered Mar 16 at 17:23
Ubi hattUbi hatt
3,368726
3,368726
add a comment |
add a comment |
ubi hatt gave a great background on the two terms but doesn’t really touch on the emotional content.
Happy is a bright emotion, where you are pleased, joyous, effervescent. It indicates an upward movement in your emotions. Satisfied on the other hand is staid at best and generally a receding emotion. Even great satisfaction or greatly satisfied is a dying emotion, whatever peak of satisfaction you have reached is only going to become less in the future.
You would never use satisfied to describe a baby being tickled, but you could use it to describe the baby afterwards as it goes to sleep.
You can be either satisfied or happy with completing a math equation. If it was the first time you were able to solve it you are probably happy, you get it and it works! If it shows that your company has made a profit for the quarter you you could be happy. If a question on an exam was marked as wrong, and you have just shown that it was actually correct, you might merely be satisfied.
Satisfied says you accept the result as sufficient, happy says that the result is pleasing. While they can be used to describe your emotional response to the same circumstances, they are not interchangeable. One last example, you would not describe your emotional response to the love of your life accepting your marriage marriage proposal as being satisfied.
answered Mar 16 at 21:32
jmorenojmoreno
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ubi hatt gave a great background on the two terms but doesn’t really touch on the emotional content.
Happy is a bright emotion, where you are pleased, joyous, effervescent. It indicates an upward movement in your emotions. Satisfied on the other hand is staid at best and generally a receding emotion. Even great satisfaction or greatly satisfied is a dying emotion, whatever peak of satisfaction you have reached is only going to become less in the future.
You would never use satisfied to describe a baby being tickled, but you could use it to describe the baby afterwards as it goes to sleep.
You can be either satisfied or happy with completing a math equation. If it was the first time you were able to solve it you are probably happy, you get it and it works! If it shows that your company has made a profit for the quarter you you could be happy. If a question on an exam was marked as wrong, and you have just shown that it was actually correct, you might merely be satisfied.
Satisfied says you accept the result as sufficient, happy says that the result is pleasing. While they can be used to describe your emotional response to the same circumstances, they are not interchangeable. One last example, you would not describe your emotional response to the love of your life accepting your marriage marriage proposal as being satisfied.
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ubi hatt gave a great background on the two terms but doesn’t really touch on the emotional content.
Happy is a bright emotion, where you are pleased, joyous, effervescent. It indicates an upward movement in your emotions. Satisfied on the other hand is staid at best and generally a receding emotion. Even great satisfaction or greatly satisfied is a dying emotion, whatever peak of satisfaction you have reached is only going to become less in the future.
You would never use satisfied to describe a baby being tickled, but you could use it to describe the baby afterwards as it goes to sleep.
You can be either satisfied or happy with completing a math equation. If it was the first time you were able to solve it you are probably happy, you get it and it works! If it shows that your company has made a profit for the quarter you you could be happy. If a question on an exam was marked as wrong, and you have just shown that it was actually correct, you might merely be satisfied.
Satisfied says you accept the result as sufficient, happy says that the result is pleasing. While they can be used to describe your emotional response to the same circumstances, they are not interchangeable. One last example, you would not describe your emotional response to the love of your life accepting your marriage marriage proposal as being satisfied.
answered Mar 16 at 21:32
jmorenojmoreno
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ubi hatt gave a great background on the two terms but doesn’t really touch on the emotional content.
Happy is a bright emotion, where you are pleased, joyous, effervescent. It indicates an upward movement in your emotions. Satisfied on the other hand is staid at best and generally a receding emotion. Even great satisfaction or greatly satisfied is a dying emotion, whatever peak of satisfaction you have reached is only going to become less in the future.
You would never use satisfied to describe a baby being tickled, but you could use it to describe the baby afterwards as it goes to sleep.
You can be either satisfied or happy with completing a math equation. If it was the first time you were able to solve it you are probably happy, you get it and it works! If it shows that your company has made a profit for the quarter you you could be happy. If a question on an exam was marked as wrong, and you have just shown that it was actually correct, you might merely be satisfied.
Satisfied says you accept the result as sufficient, happy says that the result is pleasing. While they can be used to describe your emotional response to the same circumstances, they are not interchangeable. One last example, you would not describe your emotional response to the love of your life accepting your marriage marriage proposal as being satisfied.
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There are many differences. You'll find 'satisfied' in the context of maths equations, for example, and I'm pretty sure linguists have a (relatively) formal context where they use 'happy'. But the question as posed here is too open-ended to really be answered within the SO format. Is there any specific context you're concerned about? And what have you found out from your own research, that's insufficient for your needs?
– FumbleFingers
Mar 16 at 15:16
@FumbleFingers I'm confused. I interested in happy vs. satisfied ... does one happify a math equation?
– Randy Zeitman
Mar 16 at 19:27
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There are some people who are never happy. There are some people who are never satisfied. Not usually the same people.
– Hot Licks
Mar 16 at 21:37
What does the dictionary say? And then, what do you still not understand after studying the dictionary?
– TrevorD
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