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cheerful

(tʃɪəʳfʊl)
1. adjective
Someone who is cheerful is happy and shows this in their behaviour.
They are both very cheerful in spite of their colds.
Jack sounded quite cheerful about the idea. [+ about]
Synonyms: happy, bright, contented, glad More Synonyms of cheerful
cheerfully adverb [ADVERB with verb]
'We've come with good news,' Pat said cheerfully.
She greeted him cheerfully.
cheerfulness uncountable noun [oft adjective NOUN]
I remember this extraordinary man with particular affection for his unfailing cheerfulness.
Synonyms: happiness, good humour, exuberance, high spirits More Synonyms of cheerful
2. adjective
Something that is cheerful is pleasant and makes you feel happy.
The nursery is bright and cheerful, with plenty of toys.
Synonyms: pleasant, bright, sunny, gay More Synonyms of cheerful
3. graded adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
If you describe someone's attitude as cheerful, you mean they are not worried about something, and you think that they should be.
There is little evidence to support many of his cheerful assumptions.
cheerfully adverb [ADVERB before verb]
...cheerfully ignoring medical advice which could have prolonged his life.

cheerful in British English

(ˈtʃɪəfʊl)
adjective
1. 
having a happy disposition; in good spirits
2. 
pleasantly bright; gladdening
a cheerful room
3. 
hearty; ungrudging; enthusiastic
cheerful help
Derived forms
cheerfully (ˈcheerfully)
adverb
cheerfulness (ˈcheerfulness)
noun

cheerful in American English

(ˈtʃɪrfəl)
adjective
1. 
full of cheer; joyful
2. 
filling with cheer; bright and attractive
a cheerful room
3. 
willing; ready
a cheerful helper
SIMILAR WORDS:  ˈhappy
Derived forms
cheerfully (ˈcheerfully)
adverb
cheerfulness (ˈcheerfulness)
noun

Examples of 'cheerful' in a sentence
cheerful

Five minutes in his company and you can't help but feel cheerful.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Try and be a little more cheerful.
Elizabeth Gaskell Wives and Daughters (1864)
Earlier in the day the mood was cheerful.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It is hard to feel cheerful about that.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It seemed a bright and cheerful cloth and one well suited to your color.
Kathleen E. Woodiwiss THE WOLF AND THE DOVE
The mother drew some inference that made her voice rather cheerful.
George Eliot Daniel Deronda (1876)
But the rest of the nation will feel just a little more cheerful.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Cities can make you feel cheerful or miserable.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
He was always happy and cheerful.
Smout, T.C. & Wood, Sydney Scottish Voices 1745-1960 (1990)
He is in a cheerful mood.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Do residents seem happy and cheerful?
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It left me feeling absurdly cheerful.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Today, city centre regeneration is turning it into something bright and cheerful.
Atterbury, Paul Exploring Britain's Canals (1994)
Her brother remembered her as always "of a cheerful and jolly disposition '.
Paul Preston DOVES OF WAR: Four Women of Spain (2002)
He seems a cheerful little chap but somehow he doesn't do it for me.
The Sun (2008)
He's in a cheerful mood as we sit in his kitchen looking out to the sea.
The Sun (2012)
She seemed cheerful, bright and extremely beautiful.
The Sun (2009)
I had often seen the same look on his face in the morning as he awakened as he was of the most cheerful disposition.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
But now, he is calm, pleasant and cheerful company.
The Sun (2009)
Keep a cheerful British smile on your face '.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Between such tests, or when given compatible foods, she was pleasant and cheerful.
Randolph, Theron G. & Moss, Ralph W. (contributor) An Alternative Approach to Allergies (1990)
She can still hear his cheerful voice, the one that could always pick her up in disappointment and always kept her steady in times of triumph.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
When I ask if it has been going for three months, her cheerful voice fades to caution.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
All with the cheerful smile of women who know they don't have to trudge off to work on Monday morning to pay the bills.
The Sun (2006)

In other languages
cheerful

British English: cheerful /ˈtʃɪəfʊl/ ADJECTIVE
A cheerful person is happy.
They are both very cheerful in spite of their colds.
  • American English: cheerful
  • Arabic: مَرِح
  • Brazilian Portuguese: animado
  • Chinese: 愉快的
  • Croatian: veseo
  • Czech: veselý
  • Danish: munter
  • Dutch: vrolijk
  • European Spanish: jovial
  • Finnish: iloinen
  • French: joyeux
  • German: fröhlich
  • Greek: ευδιάθετος
  • Italian: allegro
  • Japanese: 陽気な
  • Korean: 쾌활한
  • Norwegian: munter
  • Polish: pogodny
  • European Portuguese: animado
  • Romanian: vesel
  • Russian: радостный
  • Latin American Spanish: jovial
  • Swedish: glad
  • Thai: ที่ทำให้รู้สึกสดชื่น
  • Turkish: neşeli
  • Ukrainian: радісний
  • Vietnamese: vui mừng

Chinese translation of 'cheerful'

cheerful

(ˈtʃɪəful)

adj

  1. [wave, smile, person] 兴(興)高采烈的 (xìng gāo cǎi liè de)
  2. [place, object] 使人感到愉快的 (shǐ rén gǎndào yúkuài de)
1 (adjective) 
Definition
having a happy disposition
They are both very cheerful in spite of their circumstances.
Synonyms
happy
We have a very happy marriage.
bright
contented
glad
I'm glad I decided to go after all.
optimistic
Michael was in a jovial and optimistic mood.
bucked (informal)
enthusiastic
sparkling
gay (old-fashioned)
I am in good health, gay and cheerful.
sunny
perky
Graham was looking as perky as ever.
jolly
She was a jolly, kindhearted woman.
animated
Everyone became more animated.
merry
He was much loved for his merry nature.
upbeat (informal)
Neil's colleagues say he was actually in a joking, upbeat mood.
buoyant
She was in a buoyant mood.
hearty
cheery
He is loved by everyone for his cheery disposition and sense of humour.
joyful
We're a very joyful people.
jovial
Father Whittaker appeared to be in a jovial mood.
genial
He was a warm-hearted friend and a genial host.
jaunty
The novel is altogether jauntier than these quotations imply.
chirpy (informal)
You're very chirpy today - have you won the lottery or something?
sprightly
blithe
His spirit was anything but blithe below the surface.
light-hearted
They were light-hearted and prepared to enjoy life.
gladsome (archaic)
lightsome (archaic)
Opposites
down
,
low
,
sad
,
depressed
,
unhappy
,
miserable
,
gloomy
,
dismal
,
melancholy
,
lifeless
,
dejected
,
despondent
,
downcast
,
morose
,
pensive
,
down in the dumps (informal)
2 (adjective) 
Definition
pleasantly bright
The room is bright and cheerful.
Synonyms
pleasant
He was most anxious to seem agreeable and pleasant.
bright
the bright winter sky
sunny
The staff wear big sunny smiles.
gay
I like gay, vibrant posters.
enlivening
Opposites
depressing
,
dull
,
unpleasant
,
gloomy
,
dismal
,
cheerless

Additional synonyms

in the sense of animated
Definition
interesting and lively
Everyone became more animated.
Synonyms
lively,
spirited,
quick,
excited,
active,
vital,
dynamic,
enthusiastic,
passionate,
vivid,
vigorous,
energetic,
vibrant,
brisk,
buoyant,
ardent,
airy,
fervent,
zealous,
elated,
ebullient,
sparky,
sprightly,
vivacious,
gay (old-fashioned),
alive and kicking,
full of beans (informal),
zestful
in the sense of blithe
Definition
very happy or cheerful
His spirit was anything but blithe below the surface.
Synonyms
happy,
sunny,
cheerful,
merry,
upbeat (informal),
buoyant,
airy,
cheery,
carefree,
breezy,
genial,
jaunty,
chirpy (informal),
untroubled,
happy-go-lucky,
gay,
debonair,
insouciant,
mirthful,
light-hearted,
gladsome (archaic)
in the sense of bright
the bright winter sky
Synonyms
sunny,
clear,
fair,
pleasant,
clement,
lucid,
cloudless,
unclouded,
sunlit

Synonyms of 'cheerful'

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