happily
In good spirits
Happily means in a happy manner, with pleasure or contentment: They lived happily ever after, She happily accepted the invitation.
It can also mean fortunately or luckily: Happily, no one was injured.
In this second sense, it often opens a sentence to signal relief that things turned out well.
With great pleasure
- cheerfullyIn a glad manner
- gleefullyWith evident joy
- merrilyIn joyous fashion
- delightedlyWith evident joy
blissfully · jubilantly · elatedly · exuberantly · buoyantly · lightheartedly · radiantly · brightly
With eager willingness
- willinglyBy free choice
- readilyWithout delay or reluctance
- eagerlyWith keen enthusiasm
- enthusiasticallyWith eager excitement
obligingly · ungrudgingly · freely · voluntarily · cheerily · agreeably · cooperatively · gamely
By good fortune
- fortunatelyBy favorable circumstance
- providentiallyBy fortunate chance
- auspiciouslyIn favorable circumstances
- serendipitouslyBy pleasant surprise
mercifully · blessedly · thankfully · opportunely · propitiously · favorably · conveniently · felicitously
In a fulfilled way
- peacefullyIn tranquil fashion
- serenelyIn a calm manner
- comfortablyAt ease physically
- satisfiedHaving enough, wanting nothing
fulfilled · tranquilly · placidly · restfully · untroubled · at ease · settled · gratified
With optimistic expectation
- optimisticallyWith positive expectations
- confidentlyWith self-assurance
- positivelyWith complete certainty
- expectantlyIn an awaiting manner
sanguinely · assuredly · encouragingly · promisingly · brightly · trustingly · anticipatorily
With intense joy
- rapturouslyWith intense elation
- thrillinglyIn an exciting manner
- overjoyedExtremely pleased, intensely glad
- enrapturedFilled with overwhelming delight
transported · giddily · deliriously · exultantly · triumphantly · breathlessly · dizzily · overwhelmingly
joyfully
With great pleasure
- cheerfullyIn a glad manner
- gleefullyWith evident joy
- merrilyIn joyous fashion
delightedly · blissfully · jubilantly · elatedly · exuberantly · buoyantly · lightheartedly · radiantly · brightly · sunnily
gladly
With eager willingness
enthusiastically · obligingly · ungrudgingly · freely · voluntarily · cheerily · agreeably · cooperatively · gamely · good-naturedly
luckily
By good fortune
- fortunatelyBy favorable circumstance
- providentiallyBy fortunate chance
- auspiciouslyIn favorable circumstances
serendipitously · mercifully · blessedly · thankfully · opportunely · propitiously · favorably · conveniently · felicitously · fortuitously
contentedly
In a fulfilled way
- peacefullyIn tranquil fashion
- serenelyIn a calm manner
- comfortablyAt ease physically
satisfied · fulfilled · tranquilly · placidly · restfully · untroubled · at ease · settled · gratified · calmly
hopefully
With optimistic expectation
- optimisticallyWith positive expectations
- confidentlyWith self-assurance
- positivelyWith complete certainty
expectantly · sanguinely · assuredly · encouragingly · promisingly · brightly · trustingly · anticipatorily
ecstatically
With intense joy
- rapturouslyWith intense elation
- thrillinglyIn an exciting manner
- overjoyedExtremely pleased, intensely glad
enraptured · transported · giddily · deliriously · exultantly · triumphantly · breathlessly · dizzily · overwhelmingly
happilysadly
In a sorrowful manner
miserably · unhappily · sorrowfully · mournfully · gloomily
happilyreluctantly
With obvious unwillingness
unwillingly · grudgingly · begrudgingly · resentfully · hesitantly
happilyunfortunately
Expressing bad luck
unluckily · unsuccessfully · regrettably · tragically · lamentably
- happily ever afterTraditional story's final promise
- happily marriedIn a satisfying union
- bluebird of happinessSymbol of joy and fortune
- double happinessAuspicious marriage symbol
- greatest happinessMaximum possible well-being
- happiness indexMeasure of population satisfaction
happiness, unhappiness, unhappily, happily ever after, happily-ever-after