happily
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happily
- /ˈhæp.ɪ.li/ UK
- /ˈhæp.ə.li/ US
Sounds like aptly (in some h-dropping accents) · Rhymes with -æpɪli
Where it comes from
From Middle English happily, happyly, happyliche, happylyche, equivalent to happy + -ly.
adverb more happily · happilier · most happily · happiliest
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In a happy or cheerful manner; with happiness.
This time next month I’ll be happily fishing at the beach.
Similar: cheerfully, joyously
- By good chance; fortunately, successfully. Watt wore, on his feet, a boot, brown in colour, and a shoe, happily of a brownish colour also.
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With good will; in all happiness; willingly.
I will happily help you look for your lost wallet.
Similar: gladly
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By chance; perhaps.
And who knoweth whether a thousand yeares hence a third opinion will rise, which happily shall overthrow these two precedents?
Similar: haply
Similar: blessedly, bubblingly, chearfully, cheerfully, cheerily, cheerly, eudaemonically, eupeptically, gaily, gayly, genially, gladly, happily, joyfully, joyously, lightheartedly, merrily, mirthfully · Opposite: sadly
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: merrily, gayly, jubilantly, mirthfully, blithely, with happiness, cheerfully, joyfully, gladly, gaily, delightfully, happiness, glad, enthusiastically, happy, pleasantly
adverb
Similar: blessedly, bubblingly, chearfully, cheerfully, cheerily, cheerly, eudaemonically, eupeptically, gaily, gayly, genially, gladly, happily, joyfully, joyously, lightheartedly, merrily, mirthfully · Opposite: sadly
Translations
Every language
adv in a happy manner
| Español | felizmente, alegremente, dichosamente |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 楽しく tanoshiku |
| 中文 | 快樂地 /快乐地 kuàilè de |
| हिन्दी | सुखपूर्वक sukhpūrvak, ख़ुशी से xuśī se, प्रसन्नतापूर्वक prasannatāpūrvak |
| Português | alegremente, felizmente |
| Français | joyeusement, gaiement |
| Deutsch | glücklich, glücklicherweise, fröhlich |
| Italiano | felicemente |
| Русский | сча́стливо sčástlivo, счастли́во sčastlívo |
| العربية | بِسَعَادَة bi-saʕāda |
adv by good chance, fortunately
| Español | afortunadamente |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 運良く un'yoku |
| 中文 | 幸运地 /幸运 xìngyùn de |
| Português | felizmente |
| Français | heureusement, par bonheur |
| Deutsch | glücklicherweise |
| Italiano | fortunatamente |
| Русский | к сча́стью k sčástʹju |
adv willingly
| Español | de buena gana, gustosamente, a solaz |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 快く kokoroyoku |
| 中文 | 欣然地 xīnrán de |
| हिन्दी | प्रसन्नतापूर्वक prasannatāpūrvak |
| Português | de bom grado |
| Français | volontiers |
| Deutsch | bereitwillig, gerne |
| Italiano | volentieri |
| Русский | с ра́достью s rádostʹju, с удово́льствием s udovólʹstvijem, охо́тно oxótno |
Talk about this word "happily." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/happily. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. happily. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/happily "happily." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/happily.Cite this
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title = {happily},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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