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cheerful

[ cheer-fuhl ]

adjective

  1. full of cheer; in good spirits:

    a cheerful person.

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  2. promoting or inducing cheer; pleasant; bright:

    cheerful surroundings.

  3. characterized by or expressive of good spirits or cheerfulness:

    cheerful songs.

  4. hearty or ungrudging:

    cheerful giving.

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cheerful

/ ˈʃɪəʊ /

adjective

  1. having a happy disposition; in good spirits
  2. pleasantly bright; gladdening

    a cheerful room

  3. hearty; ungrudging; enthusiastic

    cheerful help

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈڳܱԱ, noun
  • ˈڳܱ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • fܱ· adverb
  • fܱ·Ա noun
  • ܲȴ-fܱ adjective
  • quasi-fܱ· adverb
  • ܲ·fܱ adjective
  • un·fܱ· adverb
  • un·fܱ·Ա noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of cheerful1

First recorded in 1400–50, cheerful is from the late Middle English word cherfull. See cheer, -ful
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Example Sentences

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Such cheerful platitudes would carry a taint of irony, in retrospect, when authorities exposed the harm and suffering they alleged had been inflicted under Guo's watch.

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Saira says Muhammad was her "best friend", funny and always cheerful - "My mother worries that she's forgetting his smile."

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The judge recounted: "After arrest you displayed no signs of agitation or mental distress. You were inappropriately cheerful and engaged the officers in conversation. You asked if the local schools were locked down."

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There is a cheerful red awning and a newly painted cream wooden shopfront on the market square in Macclesfield.

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The Toy Fair is his organisation's marquee event, drawing businesses from around the world who line New York's convention center with cheerful displays of blocks, high-contrast baby books and spiky coloured balls.

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