happily

A2 Topic:Emotions & Feelings

US /ˈhæp.ə.li/ UK /ˈhæp.ɪ.li/ See IPA manual

Freq #3878

Meanings

1

adv
In a happy, cheerful way.

The children played happily in the garden.
2

adv
Used to say that you are glad or willing to do something.

I will happily help you move the furniture.
3

adv
By good luck; fortunately.

Happily, no one was hurt in the accident.

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Synonyms

1 adv · in a happy, cheerful way. cheerfully joyously

2 adv · used to say that you are... gladly

More blessedly bubblingly chearfully cheerily cheerlyeudaemonicallyeupepticallygaily gayly genially

Opposites

sadly

Word family

Related forms gladden happiness happy

Etymology

From Middle English happily, happyly, happyliche, happylyche, equivalent to happy + -ly.

happily Middle English

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# happily

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** /ˈhæp.ə.li/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈhæp.ɪ.li/
**Frequency rank:** 3878

## Meanings
1. In a happy, cheerful way.
2. Used to say that you are glad or willing to do something.
3. By good luck; fortunately.

## Examples
- The children played happily in the garden.
- I will happily help you move the furniture.
- Happily, no one was hurt in the accident.

## Synonyms
- blessedly
- bubblingly
- chearfully
- cheerfully
- cheerily
- cheerly
- eudaemonically
- eupeptically
- gaily
- gayly
- genially
- gladly

## Antonyms
- sadly

## Related Forms
- gladden
- happiness
- happy

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: happily

## Etymology
From Middle English happily, happyly, happyliche, happylyche, equivalent to happy + -ly.

## AI Etymology
Happily comes from Middle English happily, happyly, happyliche, happylyche, equivalent to happy + -ly. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adverbial form is built from the named base and affix. In current use, the main senses are “In a happy, cheerful way” and “Used to say that you are glad or willing to do something”.

## Topics
- Emotions & Feelings

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