cheerful

[cheer-fuh l] /ˈtʃɪər fəl/

adjective

full of cheer; in good spirits:

a cheerful person.

promoting or inducing cheer; pleasant; bright:

cheerful surroundings.

characterized by or expressive of good spirits or cheerfulness:

cheerful songs.

hearty or ungrudging:

cheerful giving.

Origin

1400-50; late Middle English cherfull. See cheer, -ful

Related forms

cheerfully, adverb

cheerfulness, noun

quasi-cheerful, adjective

quasi-cheerfully, adverb

uncheerful, adjective

uncheerfully, adverb

uncheerfulness, noun

Synonyms

1. cheery, gay, blithe, happy, joyful, joyous, buoyant, sunny, jolly. 4. generous.

Antonyms

1. miserable. 4. grudging.

Examples from the web for cheerful

Next it is a lively and cheerful presage of our happy success and victory.
It is a much more dynamic, tougher but more cheerful place.
Its loud, cheerful song make the western meadowlark one of the best known of western birds.
Start the morning with a cheerful reminder that sea levels are rising.
Such cheerful blooms provide a bright contrast to the house and to the sailboats that glide by the garden on glittering days.
The morning court session quickly turned from cheerful to gloomy.
Amazon's pricing strategy also reflects one of the firm's core beliefs, which is that cheap stuff makes customers cheerful.
Build your virtual family as firm as you build your warm, cheerful and steady home.
Joy and a couple of permanent staffers inhabit a cheerful clutter of exotic gear, whiteboard, and piles of books.
He wants to exit life in a cheerful and dignified way.

British Dictionary definitions for cheerful

/ˈtʃɪəfʊl/

adjective

having a happy disposition; in good spirits

pleasantly bright; gladdening: a cheerful room

hearty; ungrudging; enthusiastic: cheerful help

Derived Forms

cheerfully, adverb
cheerfulness, noun

Word Origin and History for cheerful

adj.

c.1400, "full of cheer," from cheer (n.) + -ful. Meaning "elevating the spirits" is from mid-15c. Related: Cheerfully; cheerfulness.