happily

hap·py

 (hăp′ē)

adj. hap·pi·er, hap·pi·est

1. Enjoying, showing, or marked by pleasure, satisfaction, or joy. See Synonyms at glad.

2. Cheerful; willing: happy to help.

3. Characterized by good luck. See Synonyms at fortunate.

4. Being especially well-adapted; felicitous: a happy turn of phrase.

5.

a. Characterized by a spontaneous or obsessive inclination to use something. Often used in combination: trigger-happy.

b. Enthusiastic about or involved with to a disproportionate degree. Often used in combination: money-happy; clothes-happy.

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[Middle English, from hap, luck; see hap.]

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hap′pi·ly adv.

hap′pi·ness n.

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hap•pi•ly

(ˈhæp ə li)

adv.

1. in a happy manner; with pleasure.

2. by good fortune; luckily.

3. aptly; appropriately.

[1300–50]

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Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	happily - in a joyous manner; "they shouted happily" blithely, gayly, jubilantly, merrily, mirthfully unhappily - in an unpleasant way; "they were unhappily married"
	2.	happily - in an unexpectedly lucky way; "happily he was not injured" sadly, unhappily - in an unfortunate way; "sadly he died before he could see his grandchild"

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happily

adverb

1. luckily, fortunately, providentially, favourably, auspiciously, opportunely, propitiously, seasonably Happily, his neck injuries were not serious.

2. joyfully, cheerfully, gleefully, blithely, merrily, gaily, joyously, delightedly Albert leaned back happily and lit a cigarette.

3. willingly, freely, gladly, enthusiastically, heartily, with pleasure, contentedly, lief (rare) If I've caused any offence, I will happily apologise.

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Translations

بِسَعَادَةٍبِسَعادَه

naštěstíspokojeněšťastně

gladglædeligtlykkeligt

glücklichglücklicherweisebereitwilligfröhlichgerne

χαρούμενα

felizmentepor suerteafortunadamentealegremente

onnellisesti

joyeusementheureusementpar bonheurvolontiersgaiement

nasreću

boldogan

felicementefortunatamenteper fortunavolentieri

幸福に

행복하게

feliciter

gelukkig

lykkeligtil alt hell

szczęśliwie

felizmentealegremente

счастливо

na srečosrečno

lyckligt

อย่างมีความสุข

mutluluklaseve seve

hạnh phúc

幸福地快乐地

happily

[ˈhæpɪlɪ] ADV

1. (= contentedly) [smile, say, play] → alegremente, felizmente
it all ended happily → todo acabó felizmente → todo tuvo un final feliz
they lived happily together for many years → vivieron los dos felices durante muchos años
I'm a happily married man → soy un hombre feliz en mi matrimonio
he said he would happily lend us the money → dijo que nos dejaría el dinero con mucho gusto, dijo que gustosamente nos dejaría el dinero

2. (= without difficulty) → sin ningún problema
Muslims and Catholics live happily together here → musulmanes y católicos conviven aquí sin ningún problema
blackberries will grow happily in any good soil → las moras crecen bien en cualquier tipo de tierra
she'll happily spend £100 on a dress → se puede gastar 100 libras en un vestido tan tranquilamente

3. (= fortunately) → afortunadamente, por fortuna
happily, no one was hurt → afortunadamente or por fortuna, nadie resultó herido

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happily

[ˈhæpɪli] adv

(= cheerfully) [say, smile] → gaiement, joyeusement
"Don't worry!" he said happily → "Ne te fais pas de souci!" dit-il joyeusement.

(= contentedly) [play] → tranquillement; [live] → dans le bonheur
to be happily married [couple] → être heureux/euse en ménage; [husband] → être un époux comblé; [wife] → être une épouse comblée
and they all lived happily ever after (in fairy tale) → ils vécurent heureux et eurent beaucoup d'enfants

(= readily, willingly) [admit, accept] → volontiers
I would happily spend the rest of my life here → Je passerais volontiers le reste de ma vie ici.
I will happily do it for you → Je m'en chargerai volontiers.

(= fortunately) → heureusement
Happily, everything went well → Heureusement, tout s'est bien passé.

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happily

adv

→ glücklich; say, play → vergnügt, fröhlich; it all ended happily → es ging alles gut or glücklich aus; a happily married man → ein glücklich verheirateter Mann; they lived happily ever after (in fairy tales) → und wenn sie nicht gestorben sind, dann leben sie noch heute; his dream was to get married and live happily ever after → sein Wunschtraum war, zu heiraten und dann glücklich und zufrieden zu leben

(= harmoniously) live together, combine → harmonisch; these plants grow happily in any good soil → diese Pflanzen wachsen gut or problemlos in allen guten Böden

(= gladly) → gern; I would happily have lent her the money → ich hätte ihr das Geld ohne Weiteres geliehen

(= fortunately) → glücklicherweise, zum Glück; happily for him, he can afford it → zu seinem Glück kann er es sich leisten

(= felicitously) → glücklich, treffend; happily worded/chosen → glücklich formuliert/gewählt

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happily

[ˈhæpɪlɪ] adv (contentedly, play, work) → tranquillamente; (cheerfully, say) → con gioia; (laugh) → con allegria; (fortunately) → per fortuna, fortunatamente
and they lived happily ever after → e vissero per sempre felici e contenti

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happy

(ˈhӕpi) adjective

1. having or showing a feeling of pleasure or contentment. a happy smile; I feel happy today. gelukkig سَعيد щастлив feliz šťastný glücklich glad; lykkelig ευτυχισμένος, χαρούμενοςfeliz, alegre, dichoso rõõmus خوشحال iloinen heureuxשמח सुखी sretan boldog bahagia hamingjusamur felice 幸福な 행복한 laimingas laimīgs gembira blij, tevreden, gelukkiglykkelig, gladszczęśliwy خوشاله، خوشبخته ، نيكمرغه feliz fericit счастливый šťastný srečen srećan lycklig, glad มีความสุข mutlu 高興的 щасливий مسرور hạnh phúc 高兴的

2. willing. I'd be happy to help you. gewillig, graag مُسْتَعِد желаещ contente rád froh villig πρόθυμος, που εξυπηρετεί με χαρά contento meeleldi مستعد halukas heureuxשמח आनंद voljan, raspoložen kész(séges) bersedia glaður, feginn felice うれしい 기꺼이 ...하는 laimingas galėdamas priecīgs sudi willen, wensen, happig zijn op glad, ville gjernechętny مستعد،با استعداد contente încântat готовый rád vesel voljan gärna เต็มใจ istekli 樂意的 задоволений خوش vui lòng 乐意的

3. lucky. By a happy chance I have the key with me. gelukkig, toevallig مَحْظوظ с късмет feliz šťastný glücklich heldig ευτυχής, τυχερόςfeliz õnnelik خوشبختانه onnekas heureux בְּמָזַל सौभाग्यशाली sretan szerencsés mujur heppilegur fortunato, felice 幸運な 운좋은 laimingas veiksmīgs nasib baik gelukkiglykkelig, heldigszczęśliwy نيكمرغه feliz fericit удачный šťastný srečen sreća lycklig, tursam โชคดี şanslı 幸運的 щасивий خوش قسمت may mắn 幸运的

ˈhappiness noun

geluk سَعادَه щастие felicidade štěstí das Glück glæde; lykke ευτυχίαfelicidad, alegría, dicha õnn شادي onni bonheurאשר सुख-शान्ति sreca boldogság kebahagiaan hamingja felicità 幸福 행복 laimė laime kegembiraan blij-, tevredenheid, geluklykke, gledeszczęście خوشاله felicidade fericire счастье šťastie sreča sreća lycka ความสุข mutluluk 幸福 щастя خوشی niềm hạnh phúc 幸福

ˈhappily adverb

The child smiled happily; Happily, (= Fortunately,) she arrived home safely. gelukkig بِسَعادَه щастливо felizmente šťastně; naštěstí glücklich, glücklicherweise glædeligt; lykkeligt ευτυχισμένα, ευτυχώςfelizmente, alegremente, dichosamente õnnelikult, õnneks با شادكامي و خوشبختي iloisesti joyeusement; par bonheur בְּשִׂמחָה सुखपूर्वक, संयोग से sretno, na srecu boldogan; szerencsére gembira ánægjulega, hamingjusamlega; til allrar hamingju felicemente; fortunatamente, per fortuna 楽しく 행복하게 laimingai, laimei laimīgi; par laimi dengan gembira blij, tevreden, gelukkiglykkelig, glad, til alt hellszczęśliwie, szczęśliwym trafem په نېكمرغۍ ، د ښه مرغه په خوشالي سره felizmente din fericire; fericit счастливо; к счастью šťastne; našťastie srečno, na srečo srećno glatt, lyckligt อย่างมีความสุข mutlulukla 高興地 щасливо; на щастя شادمانی سے một cách hạnh phúc; một cách may mắn 幸福地

ˌhappy-go-ˈlucky adjective

not worrying about what might happen. cheerful and happy-go-lucky. sorgeloos, onbesorg لا يَهْتَم ما قد يَحْدُث безгрижен despreocupado bezstarostně unbekümmert sorgløs; ubekymret ανέμελοςdespreocupado, viva la virgen muretu خوشبین و خرسند huoleton insouciant חֲסַר דְאָגָה चिन्तामुक्त bezbrižan, lakomislen nemtörődöm tidak kenal susah kærulaus, léttlyndur spensierato のんきな 낙천적인 nerūpestingas bezbēdīgs; bezrūpīgs ceria op goed geluk ubekymret, sorgløsbeztroski خوشاله despreocupado nepăsător, fără griji беспечный bezstarostný brezskrben bezbrižan sorglös, lättsinnig สบายอกสบายใจ kaygısız 逍遙自在的，無憂無慮的 безтурботний بے فکر، لا ابالی vô tư lự 逍遥自在地

happy medium

a sensible middle course between two extreme positions. I need to find the happy medium between starving and over-eating. goue middeweg الحَل الوَسَط الأفْضَل، الوسط السَّعيد златната среда meio-termo střední cesta die richtige Mitte den gyldne middelvej χρυσή τομήtérmino medio kuldne kesktee حد تعادل kultainen keskitie moyen terme שְׁבִיל הַזָהָב बीच का मार्ग povoljna sredina középút titik tengah meðalvegur via di mezzo 中道 중용 aukso vidurys zelta vidusceļš jalan tengah gulden middenweg gyllen middelvei złoty środek د تعادل حد meio-termo cale de mijloc золотая середина stredná cesta zlata sredina zlatna sredina gyllene medelväg ทางสายกลาง orta yol 中庸之道，折中辦法 золота середина اعتدال، حد اوسط sự cân bằng giữa hai thái cực 中庸之道，折衷办法

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happily

→ بِسَعَادَةٍ spokojeně glad glücklich χαρούμενα felizmente onnellisesti joyeusement nasreću felicemente 幸福に 행복하게 gelukkig lykkelig szczęśliwie felizmente счастливо lyckligt อย่างมีความสุข seve seve hạnh phúc 快乐地

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