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cheerful [ˈtʃɪəfʊl] adj
1. having a happy disposition; in good spirits 2. pleasantly bright; gladdening a cheerful room 3. hearty; ungrudging; enthusiastic cheerful help cheerfully adv cheerfulness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
cheerful adjective 1. happy, bright, contented, glad, optimistic, bucked (informal), enthusiastic, sparkling, gay, sunny, jolly, animated, merry, upbeat (informal), buoyant, hearty, cheery, joyful, genial, jaunty, chirpy (informal), sprightly, blithe, light-hearted They are both very cheerful in spite of their circumstances. happy down, low, sad, depressed, unhappy, miserable, gloomy, dismal, melancholy, lifeless, dejected, despondent, downcast, morose, pensive, down in the dumps (informal) 2. pleasant, bright, sunny, gay, enlivening The room is bright and cheerful. pleasant depressing, dull, unpleasant, gloomy, dismal, cheerless Translations cheerful [ˈtʃɪəfʊl] ADJ [person, expression, voice, atmosphere] → alegre, jovial; [occasion] → feliz; [place] → alegre, animado; [colour] → alegre, vivo; [fire] → acogedor; [news, prospect, outlook] → alentador to be cheerful about sth → alegrarse de or por algo she felt she had nothing to be cheerful about → sintió que no tenía nada por lo que alegrarse she was very cheerful about moving into her new flat → la idea de mudarse al nuevo piso la alegraba mucho to feel cheerful; be in a cheerful mood → estar de buen humor see also cheap A1 cheerful [ˈtʃɪərfʊl] adj cheerful adj → fröhlich, vergnügt; person also → gut gelaunt, heiter (geh); place, colour etc → heiter; prospect, news → erfreulich; tune → fröhlich; to be cheerful about something → in Bezug auf etw optimistisch sein; you’re a cheerful one, aren’t you? (iro) → du bist (mir) vielleicht ein schöner Miesmacher (inf); that’s cheerful! (iro) → das ist ja heiter! cheerful [ˈtʃɪəfʊl] adj → allegro/a cheerful [ˈtʃɪəfʊl] adj → allegro/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In the twilight of the evening the fire grew brighter and more cheerful. 4-6) Hail, goddess, queen of well-built Salamis and sea-girt Cyprus; grant me a cheerful song. Her eyes as stars of Twilight fair; Like Twilight's, too, her dusky hair; But all things else about her drawn From May-time and the cheerful Dawn; A dancing Shape, an Image gay, To haunt, to startle, and way-lay. |
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