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cheerful::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | pollyannaish, upbeat |
| Derivation | cheerfulness |
cheerful::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | cheerfulness |
her cheerful nature.
a cheerful greeting.
a cheerful room.
as cheerful as anyone confined to a hospital bed could be.
Examples of cheerful
cheerful
The strange thing, though, was how upbeat and cheerful the two boys mostly were.
From the telegraph.co.uk
It's a cheerful feeling, because I would rather work with him than someone else.
From the timesunion.com
Even Andrew Mason, the firm's habitually cheerful boss, seems to harbour doubts.
From the economist.com
It's the fact that Lifehouse turns out to be the most cheerful spa I've been to.
From the dailymail.co.uk
His voice, which had been so cheerful about my arrival, suddenly became muffled.
From the morningstaronline.co.uk
Business will start 2004 feeling a lot more cheerful than it did a year earlier.
From the economist.com
The tasting room is housed in a cheerful yellow and white converted prefab home.
From the sfgate.com
Homey Pakistani fare at this cheerful offspring of a celebrated Montreal eatery.
From the washingtonpost.com
The terra-cotta and stucco interior is bright and cheerful, lit by tall windows.
From the courier-journal.com
- 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"
- Pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic
- (cheerfulness) the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom; "flowers added a note of cheerfulness to the drab room"
- Cheering is the uttering or making of sounds encouraging, stimulating or exciting to action, indicating approval or acclaiming or welcoming persons, announcements of events and the like.
- (Cheerfulness) Happiness is a state of mind or feeling characterized by contentment, love, satisfaction, pleasure, or joy. A variety of biological, psychological, religious, and philosophical approaches have striven to define happiness and identify its sources.
- Noticeably happy and optimistic; Bright and pleasant
- (CHEERFULNESS) "Relaxing with oneself and picking up on the possibilities of basic goodness." "...you can pick up on the possibilities of Basic Goodness and cheer yourself up." (see "Speech") (pg 80)
- A sign that is shown by fans between matches in a tournament to hype or show appreciation for a team or player in a witty way. (Example cheerfuls from MLG Anaheim)
