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cheer·ful
 cheerful
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- pronunciation:
- chir
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer, Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
full of cheer or good spirits; happy.
A bright, sunny day almost always makes me cheerful.The cheerful expression on her face told us she'd done well on her exam.
- synonyms:
- chipper, happy, lighthearted
- antonyms:
- cheerless, dark, dejected, depressed, despondent, disconsolate, dispirited, doleful, down, gloomy, glum, heavy, heavy-hearted, joyless, lugubrious, melancholy, miserable, moody, morose, mournful, sad, saturnine, serious, sulky, sullen, unhappy, woebegone, woeful, wretched
- similar words:
- blithe, buoyant, carefree, easygoing, elated, gay, gleeful, happy-go-lucky, high-spirited, jocund, jolly, joyful, jubilant, light, optimistic, sunny
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| definition 2: |
bright or pleasant; conducive to good cheer.
We enjoy a cheerful fire on a cold, rainy night.- synonyms:
- bright, cherry, merry, sunny
- antonyms:
- cheerless, disconsolate, dismal, doleful, dour, dreary, gloomy, grim, melancholy, morose, mournful, sepulchral, somber, tearful, woeful
- similar words:
- friendly, gay, hearty, hospitable, inviting, jolly, pleasant, rosy, warm
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| definition 3: |
willing; good-natured.
His cheerful donation was greatly appreciated.- synonyms:
- good-natured, willing
- similar words:
- agreeable, approachable, generous, good-humored, ready, unselfish
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| related words: |
airy, convivial, festive, glad, good, jovial, lighthearted, merry, radiant, sanguine |
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| derivations: |
cheerfully (adv.), cheerfulness (n.) |
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