cheerful
/ˈtʃɪəfʊl
/ /ˈtʃɪəf(ə)l/adjective
1Noticeably happy and optimistic: how can she be so cheerful at six o’clock in the morning? a cheerful voice...
- Linda was a bubbly, happy, cheerful girl who came from a big loving family.
- A shy and gentle person, always cheerful and happy, she will be sadly missed by all who knew her.
- He always remained the same happy cheerful bloke despite his success.
Synonyms
happy, jolly, merry, bright, glad, sunny, joyful, joyous, light-hearted, in good spirits, in high spirits, sparkling, bubbly, exuberant, ebullient, cock-a-hoop, elated, gleeful, breezy, airy, cheery, sprightly, jaunty, animated, radiant, smiling, grinning, laughing, mirthful, frolicsome;
jovial, genial, good-humoured;
happy-go-lucky, carefree, unworried, untroubled, without a care in the world, full of the joys of spring;
buoyant, optimistic, hopeful, full of hope, positive;
content, contented
informal upbeat, chipper, chirpy, peppy, smiley, sparky, zippy, zingy, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, full of beans, full of vim and vigour
North American informal peart
dated gay
literary jocund, gladsome, blithe, blithesome
archaic of good cheer
1.1Causing happiness by its nature or appearance: cheerful news the room was painted in cheerful colours...
- Lurking just below the surface, they are traps for the unwary and their cheerful colour is a magnet for children.
- He wants to buy a big old house with cheerful colours and a large garden for the children.
- This cheerful, amusing picture appeared before my eyes this morning and made me smile.
Synonyms
pleasant, attractive, agreeable, cheering, uplifting, bright, sunny, happy, friendly, welcoming, homelike, comfortable
informal comfy
- photodimerization
- photodimerize
- photodiode
- photodisintegration
- photodissociable
- photodissociate
- photodissociation
- photodrama
- photodrome
- photoduplicate
- photoduplicating
- photoduplication
- photodynamic
- photodynamical
- photodynamically
- photodynamics
- photodynamic therapy
- photoeffect
- photoejection
- photoelastic
- photoelasticity
- photoelectric
- photoelectric absorption
- photoelectrically
- photoelectric cell