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happy

happy

888 1.0
Willing and ready to help or do something
  • adjective
  • /ˈhæpi/
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  • I'd be more than happy to step in.
  • more than happy
  • happy to make
  • happy to accept

But I am happy to build these parts.

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Examples

Synonyms

glad
vshappy
∞ 1.0

Feeling pleased or happy about something

is centered on offering help and action more than simple pleasure
excited
vshappy
∞ 1.0

Feeling very happy and eager about something

is focused on being ready to help rather than high internal energy
pleased
vshappy
936 1.0

Feeling happy or satisfied about something

is more about readiness to act and help than calm satisfaction
eager
vshappy
447 1.0

Wanting very much to do or have something and showing strong interest

is willing to offer help or accept tasks without urgency
delighted
vshappy
228 1.0

Feeling very happy about something good

is concerned with offering help rather than feeling strong joy
thrilled
vshappy
171 2.3

Feeling very excited and happy

is about being ready to help rather than pure intense feeling
elated
vshappy
11 4.0

Feeling very happy and excited because of good news or success

is about willingness to assist rather than intense celebratory joy

Antonyms

reluctant
247 3.5

Not willing to do something because you feel unsure

unwilling
139 3.4

Not wanting to do something and doing it only because you must

Idioms

one big happy family
  • Informal
14 3.4

A group of people who are close and friendly like a loving home

many happy returns
  • UK
2 4.9

A wish that someone has many more happy days, often on their birthday

happy as a lark
  • Informal
1 5.5

Feeling very pleased and excited

happy as a pig in mud
  • Informal
1 8.2

Feeling very happy and content

as happy as a jaybird
  • Informal
7.5

Feeling very pleased and full of joy

Compounds

happy ending
108 1.7

A good finish to a story where things turn out well

happy hour
45 2.5

A period when a bar or restaurant sells drinks and sometimes food at lower prices

trigger-happy
  • Offensive
16 8.2

Quick to use force without thinking

happy place
  • Informal
15 3.9

A place or memory that makes you feel calm and happy

happy-go-lucky
12 6.1

A person who is cheerful and does not worry about future problems

happy medium
6 3.9

A middle choice that pleases both sides

happy event
1 1.2

The birth of a baby that people celebrate

happy return
  • Archaic
1 5.1

A wish that someone will enjoy many happy birthdays

happy chappy
  • Archaic
1 8.2

A cheerful, friendly man who often smiles

happy snap
  • UK
1 8.2

A quick picture taken to show a happy moment

gate-happy
  • Informal
9.6

Feeling very excited while waiting to travel, especially at an airport

happy chance
3.9

A lucky unexpected event that brings something good

happy dispatch
  • Archaic
7.6

A message that gives good news to people

happy-clappy
  • Slur
9.8

Being too cheerful and loud, often in church or group meetings

happy murr
  • Archaic
9.9

A soft sound a cat makes when it feels pleased

How Willing

keen
85 2.3
eager
447 1.0
happy
888 1.0
willing
∞ 1.0
open
702 1.0

Surface Forms

happy positive
happier comparative
happiest superlative

Morphology

happy = hap (semi-transparent) = hap + y

The sense 'willing or eager' (as in 'happy to help') derives from a general positive disposition rather than a clear compositional rule from 'hap', so the relation is indirect for learners.

Etymology

Happy comes from the old word hap meaning 'luck' or 'chance' and is the same root as happen. So when you say 'I'm happy to help' it means you are willing because you feel pleased.