Heureuses

Heureuses is the feminine plural form of the French adjective heureux/heureuse, meaning happy or fortunate. As an adjective, it agrees with feminine plural nouns, for example des femmes heureuses or des nouvelles heureuses. The corresponding masculine forms are heureux (plural) and l’heureuse (singular feminine). In addition to its adjectival use, heureuse can occasionally appear as a rare, archaic feminine noun meaning a fortunate person or someone blessed, but this noun use is uncommon in contemporary French.

In modern usage, heureuses does not denote a specific person, group, or concept. It appears within phrases or titles to describe attributes such as happiness, luck, or favorable circumstances. Common contexts include descriptors like circonstances heureuses (fortunate circumstances) or femmes heureuses (happy women). The form is chiefly a grammatical inflection rather than a standalone term with a fixed meaning.

Culturally and literarily, heureuses may surface in poetry or historical texts to convey a sense of blessing, joy, or favorable fate. However, such uses are contextual and do not imply a standardized concept or organization named “Heureuses.” For readers seeking a precise reference, it is best treated as an inflected adjective rather than a proper noun.

See also: heureux, heureuse, langue française.