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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cheer•ful /ˈtʃɪrfəl/USA pronunciation adj. - full of cheer;
happy;
in good spirits:She was especially cheerful that morning. - pleasant;
bright;
causing a feeling of cheer: the cheerful surroundings of her room. - showing good spirits: a cheerful song.
- [before a noun] wholehearted;
willing: a cheerful giver.
cheer•ful•ly, adv. cheer•ful•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cheer•ful (chēr′fəl),USA pronunciation adj. - 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.
- late Middle English cherfull. See cheer, -ful 1400–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged cheery, gay, blithe, happy, joyful, joyous, buoyant, sunny, jolly.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged generous.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged miserable.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged grudging.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: cheerful /ˈtʃɪəfʊl/ adj - having a happy disposition; in good spirits
- pleasantly bright; gladdening: a cheerful room
- hearty; ungrudging; enthusiastic: cheerful help
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