fa-vo · W197
favo · happiness; positive-valence affect state; felt sense of wellbeing · ✅
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| Domain | Affect / Ethics |
| Class | quality / affect state |
| Type | compound |
| Register | standard |
| First use | DOI-001, Declaration of Independence (S633): zo / pa-ki-su / ka-se fa-vo |
Composition
fa (affective substrate) + vo (value/quality). Head-final: vo is head; fa specifies that the value-quality is affective in character rather than abstract or relational. fa-vo = affect [of] value = the positive-valence affect state = happiness. Antonym: fa-de (W094, distress = affect [of] decrease/harm). fa-vo and fa-de are the positive and negative poles of the affective-value axis.
Definition
happiness; the felt sense of positive value; a sustained affect state with positive valence. The attained condition of positive affective quality, distinct from momentary pleasure.
Notes
W197. First attested DOI-001 (S633, Life / Liberty / pursuit of Happiness). Completes the fa-X affect compound family alongside fa-de (W094 distress), fa-wi-ra (W172 passion), fa-su (W173 serenity). The Declaration's "pursuit of happiness" is rendered ka-se fa-vo: deliberate-seeking positive-affect-value. fa-vo is the target; ka-se is the intentional directionality toward it.
Related
fa (primitive), vo (primitive), fa-de (W094 distress — antonym), fa-su (W173 serenity — structured affect), fa-wi-ra (W172 passion — driven affect)
In the corpus
4 attestations.
| S# | Tonesu |
|---|---|
| S219 | la-mi fa-vo lo-tuI like you. / I feel warmly toward you. |
| S633 | zo / pa-ki-su / ka-se fa-voLife / Liberty / the pursuit of happiness. |
| S691 | go {la-li ki}, la-li ne fa-voBecause I move: I have happiness. |
| S708 | wi-ra : fa-ra su nu-be fa-voAs for authority: fear has more structural reliability than love. |
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