cheerful
adjective /ˈtʃɪəfl/
/ˈtʃɪrfl/
- happy, and showing it by the way that you behave
- You're not your usual cheerful self today.
- a cheerful smile/voice/face/disposition
- to look/seem/sound cheerful
- He felt bright and cheerful and full of energy.
- You’re in a cheerful mood.
- He's always been a cheerful, hard-working employee.
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsb1- I'm amazed that she keeps so cheerful.
- We tried to keep him cheerful.
- ‘The doctor is on her way,’ said Mrs Morris, in a falsely cheerful voice.
- She tried to sound cheerful and unconcerned.
- You're very cheerful, all of a sudden.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- feel
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- giving you a feeling of happiness
- a bright, cheerful restaurant
- walls painted in cheerful (= light and bright) colours
- He was whistling a cheerful tune.
- She wrote him a chatty, cheerful letter.
- The animated chatter gave the room a cheerful atmosphere.
- We went for a meal at a cheap and cheerful restaurant.