cheerful

cheer·ful  (chîrfl)

adj.

1. Being in good spirits; merry. See Synonyms at glad¹.

2. Promoting a feeling of cheer; pleasant: a cozy, cheerful room.

3. Reflecting willingness or good humor: contributed her cheerful labor to the project.

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cheerful·ly adv.

cheerful·ness n.

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cheerful

Adjective

1. having a happy disposition

2. pleasantly bright: a cheerful colour

3. ungrudging: a cheerful giver

cheerfully adv
cheerfulness n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	cheerful - being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits; "her cheerful nature"; "a cheerful greeting"; "a cheerful room"; "as cheerful as anyone confined to a hospital bed could be" happy - enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure; "a happy smile"; "spent many happy days on the beach"; "a happy marriage" glad - showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy; "glad you are here"; "glad that they succeeded"; "gave a glad shout"; "a glad smile"; "heard the glad news"; "a glad occasion" cheerless, depressing, uncheerful - causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy; "the economic outlook is depressing"; "something cheerless about the room"; "a moody and uncheerful person"; "an uncheerful place"
	2.	cheerful - pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic pollyannaish, upbeat optimistic - expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds; "in an optimistic mood"; "optimistic plans"; "took an optimistic view"

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cheerful

adjective 1. happy, bright, contented, glad, optimistic, bucked (informal) enthusiastic, sparkling, gay, sunny, jolly, animated, merry, upbeat (informal) buoyant, hearty, cheery, joyful, jovial, genial, jaunty, chirpy (informal) sprightly, blithe, light-hearted << OPPOSITE sad

2. pleasant, bright, sunny, gay, enlivening << OPPOSITE gloomy

Translations

cheerful [ˈtʃɪəful] adj → alegre

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cheerful [ˈtʃɪəful] cheer adj → gai(e) → joyeux/euse

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cheerful [ˈtʃɪəful] cheer adj → fröhlich

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cheerful [ˈtʃɪəful] adj → allegro/a