cheerful
adjectives
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"
is derived from
antonym
is similar to
smiling with happiness or optimism
"Come to my arms, my beamish boy!"- Lewis Carroll; "a room of smiling faces"; "a round red twinkly Santa Claus"
is similar to
carefree and happy and lighthearted
"was loved for her blithe spirit"; "a merry blithesome nature"; "her lighthearted nature"; "trilling songs with a lightsome heart"
is similar to
characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness
"buoyant spirits"; "his quick wit and chirpy humor"; "looking bright and well and chirpy"; "a perky little widow in her 70s"
is similar to
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
"a cheery hello"; "a gay sunny room"; "a sunny smile"
is similar to
having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air
"looking chipper, like a man...diverted by his own wit"- Frances G. Patton; "life that is gay, brisk, and debonair"- H.M.Reynolds; "walked with a jaunty step"; "a jaunty optimist"
see also
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
"a happy smile"; "spent many happy days on the beach"; "a happy marriage"
see also
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"
is an attribute of
the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom
"flowers added a note of cheerfulness to the drab room"
pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic
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