Of men, their heart, spirit, etc.: Joyous, gladsome, cheerful; glad, happy, well pleased. Rare in English prose or colloquial use since 16th cent…

Bright, shining, beautiful. Cf. sense 5. Obsolete.

Of blithe mood; of cheerful disposition.

Of gay and cheerful disposition or character; bright, lively; joyous, gladsome; mirthful. Now archaic and chiefly of time.

Very happy or contented; cheerful, joyous.

Of good cheer, cheerful.

Full of kindly sentiment or goodwill; showing warmth of affection or friendly feeling; cordial, kind-hearted, genial. In later use coloured by…

Cheerful, merry, happy; esp. jovial or lively in appearance or behaviour.

Full of or expressing good spirits; light-hearted, happy, merry, glad. In later use frequently: spec. jovial or lively in appearance or behaviour.

Dear, loving.

Not lazy or unwilling; not heavy or sad.

Characterized by or conducive to cheerfulness; cheerful; cheering.

Of a person or a person's disposition, actions, etc.: smiling, mirthful, cheerful, light-hearted.

Gay, cheerful.

(a) lacking depth of understanding; frivolous; (b) lively; cheerful.

(un-, prefix1 affix 2.)

In a state of consolation; ‘of good comfort’, cheerful, cheery. Obsolete.

Good-humoured; amiable, genial.

Having a genial or amiable disposition; naturally cheerful and friendly. Also: in a cheerful mood.

Radiantly cheerful.

In good condition physically or mentally; healthy; in good spirits, pleasant, cheerful.

Cheerful.

Good-humoured, genial, jovial; relaxed and easy-going.

Cheery.

in spirits: in a cheerful mood; animated, elated, happy. Now somewhat archaic.

Cheerful, joyous, gay. dialect.

Cheerful, cheery; gladsome.

figurative. Of a person, the mind, etc.: tending to recover quickly or easily from misfortune, shock, illness, or the like; buoyant, irrepressible…

Used to express good wishes on parting, typically in a cheerful or friendly manner; = cheerio, int. 2.

Cheered, encouraged, elated.

Cheerful, merry, in good spirits. Cf. earlier cheero, adj. Now rare.