cheerful — cheerful, cheery For the ordinary meanings ‘full of cheer, cheering, gladdening’, cheerful is the usual word, and can be applied to a person or a person s appearance or disposition, as well as to utterances and activities (e.g. cheerful banter /… … Modern English usage
Cheerful — Cheer ful (ch[=e]r f[.u]l; 277), a. Having or showing good spirits or joy; cheering; cheery; contented; happy; joyful; lively; animated; willing. [1913 Webster] To entertain a cheerful disposition. Shak. [1913 Webster] The cheerful birds of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cheerful — [chir′fəl] adj. 1. full of cheer; joyful 2. filling with cheer; bright and attractive [a cheerful room] 3. willing; ready [a cheerful helper] SYN. HAPPY cheerfully adv. cheerfulness n … English World dictionary
cheerful — ► ADJECTIVE 1) noticeably happy and optimistic. 2) bright and pleasant: a cheerful room. DERIVATIVES cheerfully adverb cheerfulness noun … English terms dictionary
cheerful — index ready (willing), sanguine Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
cheerful — (adj.) c.1400, full of cheer, from CHEER (Cf. cheer) (n.) + FUL (Cf. ful). Meaning elevating the spirits is from mid 15c. Related: Cheerfully; cheerfulness … Etymology dictionary
cheerful — lighthearted, joyful, joyous, *glad, happy Analogous words: jolly, jovial, *merry, blithe, jocund: mirthful, gleeful (see corresponding nouns at MIRTH): gay, vivacious, *lively, animated Antonyms: glum, gloomy Contrasted words: *sullen, saturnine … New Dictionary of Synonyms
cheerful — [adj] happy airy, animated, blithe, bouncy, bright, bucked, buoyant, cheery, chipper, chirpy, contented, effervescent, enlivening, enthusiastic, full of pep, gay, glad, gladsome, good humored, good natured, hearty, high, hilarious, hopeful, in… … New thesaurus
cheerful — cheer|ful [ˈtʃıəfəl US ˈtʃır ] adj 1.) happy, or behaving in a way that shows you are happy ▪ She was feeling more cheerful than before. ▪ I m making a real effort to be cheerful despite everything. cheerful voice/smile/manner etc ▪ I m Robyn,… … Dictionary of contemporary English
cheerful — adjective 1 behaving in a way that shows you are happy, for example by smiling or being very friendly: Despite feeling ill, she managed to keep cheerful. | a cheerful grin/smile/face (=showing that you are happy): Nancy gave me a cheerful grin… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
