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单词 cheerful
释义

cheerful

adjective

cheer·​ful ˈchir-fəl How to pronounce cheerful (audio)
1
a
: full of good spirits : merry
a cheerful host
b
: ungrudging
cheerful obedience
2
: conducive to cheer : likely to dispel gloom or worry
sunny cheerful room
cheerfully
ˈchir-f(ə-)lē How to pronounce cheerful (audio)
adverb
cheerfulness
ˈchir-fəl-nəs How to pronounce cheerful (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • blithe
  • blithesome
  • bright
  • buoyant
  • canty [British dialect]
  • cheery
  • chipper
  • eupeptic
  • gay
  • gladsome
  • lightsome
  • sunny
  • upbeat
  • winsome
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Example Sentences

She has a cheerful outlook on life. He seems a little more cheerful today.
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Word History

Etymology

see cheer entry 1

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

cheerful

adjective

cheer·​ful ˈchir-fəl How to pronounce cheerful (audio)
1
: feeling or showing happiness
2
: causing good feelings or happiness
cheerful news
3
: pleasantly bright
a sunny cheerful room

cheerful

adjective

1
as in optimistic
having or showing a good mood or disposition a cheerful person who is always fun to work with and a pleasure to be around

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • optimistic
  • bright
  • cheery
  • upbeat
  • sunny
  • smiling
  • buoyant
  • chipper
  • happy
  • lively
  • blithesome
  • gladsome
  • merry
  • joyful
  • blithe
  • winsome
  • grinning
  • careless
  • lightsome
  • delighted
  • jolly
  • satisfied
  • pleased
  • gay
  • chirpy
  • hopeful
  • canty
  • perky
  • laughing
  • vivacious
  • jovial
  • animated
  • rosy
  • sprightly
  • lighthearted
  • carefree
  • easygoing
  • sanguine
  • joyous
  • jaunty
  • eupeptic
  • gleeful
  • mirthful
  • blissful
  • unconcerned
  • lilting
  • jocund
  • glad
  • insouciant
  • cavalier
  • happy-go-lucky
  • boon
  • tickled
  • gratified
  • sprightful
  • beaming
  • devil-may-care

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • gloomy
  • sullen
  • glum
  • morose
  • dour
  • sulky
  • sad
  • saturnine
  • unhappy
  • joyless
  • unsatisfied
  • dull
  • sluggish
  • lethargic
  • listless
  • sorrowful
  • melancholy
  • blue
  • torpid
  • depressed
  • downcast
  • forlorn
  • dejected
  • low
  • disconsolate
  • mirthless
  • despondent
  • downhearted
  • hangdog
  • droopy
  • crestfallen
  • disheartened
  • brokenhearted
  • inconsolable
  • down
  • heavyhearted
  • low-spirited
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2
as in bright
serving to lift one's spirits a hospital with sunny, cheerful rooms that are designed to make a patient's stay as pleasant as possible

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • bright
  • cheery
  • cheering
  • glad
  • sparkling
  • gay
  • radiant
  • heartwarming
  • gleaming
  • gladdening
  • heartening

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • gloomy
  • dark
  • gray
  • bleak
  • grey
  • dreary
  • dismal
  • depressing
  • cheerless
  • discouraging
  • dull
  • drab
  • colorless
  • black
  • desolate
  • lackluster
  • disheartening
  • lusterless
  • dispiriting
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