heureusement

== French == === Etymology === From heureux (“happy”) +‎ -ment. === Pronunciation === (mute h) IPA(key): /œ.ʁøz.mɑ̃/, /ø.ʁøz.mɑ̃/ === Adverb === heureusement luckily, fortunately happily === Interjection === heureusement ! (informal) and a good job too! and a good thing too! well that's lucky! I'm glad to hear it! it's just as well! thank goodness! Synonym: encore heureux ==== Usage notes ==== Generally followed by a subordinate clause (while its synonym encore heureux is generally preferred when used as a standalone interjection): heureusement que ...: "it's lucky that ...", "luckily, ...", "fortunately, ...", "it's just as well that ...", "at least ..." ==== Descendants ==== → Ladino: orozamente === Further reading === “heureusement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012