Studies of long-lived communities suggest that social connections contribute more to happiness than material wealth.
对长寿社区的研究表明，社会联系对幸福的贡献大于物质财富。
A longitudinal study tracking over twenty-five hundred adults found that maintaining strong friendships outside one's immediate family predicted greater reported happiness in old age more strongly than the size of one's retirement savings did.
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Which choice best defines “happiness”?
D — The state of being happy. “happiness” means the state of being happy.
Which word means “the state of being happy”?
B — happiness. “happiness” means the state of being happy.
happiness — the state of being happy. In Chinese: 幸福，快乐.
happiness is pronounced /ˈhæpinəs/.
Studies of long-lived communities suggest that social connections contribute more to happiness than material wealth. (对长寿社区的研究表明，社会联系对幸福的贡献大于物质财富。)
joy, contentment, well-being — all close in meaning to happiness (the state of being happy).
sorrow, misery — each the opposite of happiness (the state of being happy).
Yes. happiness is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.