Cheerful definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

cheerful in American English · 1. full of cheer; in good spirits. a cheerful person · 2. promoting or inducing cheer; pleasant; bright. cheerful surroundings · 3. EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglish Videopronunciations Buildyourvocabulary Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'cheerful'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× cheerful (tʃɪəʳfʊl ) 1. adjective Someonewhoischeerfulishappyandshowsthisintheirbehaviour. Theyarebothverycheerfulinspiteoftheircolds. Jacksoundedquitecheerfulabouttheidea.[+about] Synonyms:happy,bright,contented,glad MoreSynonymsofcheerful cheerfully adverb[ADVERBwithverb]'We'vecomewithgoodnews,'Patsaidcheerfully. Shegreetedhimcheerfully. cheerfulness uncountablenoun[oftadjectiveNOUN]Irememberthisextraordinarymanwithparticularaffectionforhisunfailingcheerfulness. Synonyms:happiness,goodhumour,exuberance,highspirits MoreSynonymsofcheerful 2. adjective Somethingthatischeerfulispleasantandmakesyoufeelhappy. Thenurseryisbrightandcheerful,withplentyoftoys. Synonyms:pleasant,bright,sunny,gay MoreSynonymsofcheerful 3. gradedadjective[usuallyADJECTIVEnoun] Ifyoudescribesomeone'sattitudeascheerful,youmeantheyarenotworriedaboutsomething,andyouthinkthattheyshouldbe. Thereislittleevidencetosupportmanyofhischeerfulassumptions. cheerfullyadverb[ADVERBbeforeverb]...cheerfullyignoringmedicaladvicewhichcouldhaveprolongedhislife. COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof cheerful Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'cheerful' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'cheerful' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'Yorkshirepudding' HindiTranslationof'cheerful' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency cheerfulinBritishEnglish (ˈtʃɪəfʊl ) adjective1. havingahappydisposition;ingoodspirits 2. pleasantlybright;gladdening acheerfulroom 3. hearty;ungrudging;enthusiastic cheerfulhelp CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformscheerfully(ˈcheerfully)adverb cheerfulness(ˈcheerfulness)noun WordFrequency cheerfulinAmericanEnglish (ˈtʃɪrfəl ) adjective1.  fullofcheer;joyful 2.  fillingwithcheer;brightandattractive acheerfulroom 3.  willing;ready acheerfulhelper SIMILARWORDS: ˈhappy Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformscheerfully(ˈcheerfully) adverb cheerfulness(ˈcheerfulness) noun WordFrequency cheerfulinAmericanEnglish (ˈtʃɪərfəl) adjective1. fullofcheer;ingoodspirits acheerfulperson 2. promotingorinducingcheer;pleasant;bright cheerfulsurroundings 3. characterizedbyorexpressiveofgoodspiritsorcheerfulness cheerfulsongs 4. heartyorungrudging cheerfulgiving SYNONYMS1.cheery,gay,blithe,happy,joyful,joyous,buoyant,sunny,jolly.4.generous.ANTONYMS1.miserable.4.grudging.Mostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd Derivedformscheerfullyadverb cheerfulnessnoun Wordorigin[1400–50;lateMEcherfull.Seecheer,-ful] Examplesof'cheerful'inasentence cheerful TheseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontentthatdoesnotreflecttheopinionsorpoliciesofCollins,oritsparentcompanyHarperCollins. Wewelcomefeedback:reportanexamplesentencetotheCollinsteam.Readmore… Tryandbealittlemorecheerful.ElizabethGaskellWivesandDaughters(1864)Themotherdrewsomeinferencethatmadehervoicerathercheerful.GeorgeEliotDanielDeronda(1876)Buttherestofthenationwillfeeljustalittlemorecheerful.Times,SundayTimes(2009)Doresidentsseemhappyandcheerful?Times,SundayTimes(2007)Itleftmefeelingabsurdlycheerful.Times,SundayTimes(2012)Sheseemedcheerful,brightandextremelybeautiful.TheSun(2009)Ihadoftenseenthesamelookonhisfaceinthemorningasheawakenedashewasofthemostcheerfuldisposition.Times,SundayTimes(2010)Butnow,heiscalm,pleasantandcheerfulcompany.TheSun(2009)WhenIaskifithasbeengoingforthreemonths,hercheerfulvoicefadestocaution.Times,SundayTimes(2009)Allwiththecheerfulsmileofwomenwhoknowtheydon'thavetotrudgeofftoworkonMondaymorningtopaythebills.TheSun(2006) COBUILDCollocations cheerful  cheerfuldemeanour cheerfuldisposition cheerfulface cheerfulmood cheerfulnature cheerfulspirit cheerfulvoice relentlesslycheerful Trendsof cheerful Viewusagefor: AllYears Last10years Last50years Last100years Last300years Inotherlanguages cheerful BritishEnglish:cheerful /ˈtʃɪəfʊl/ADJECTIVEAcheerfulpersonishappy.Theyarebothverycheerfulinspiteoftheircolds.AmericanEnglish:cheerful /tˈʃɪərfəl/Arabic:مَرِح BrazilianPortuguese:animado Chinese:愉快的 Croatian:veseo Czech:veselý Danish:munter Dutch:vrolijk EuropeanSpanish:jovial Finnish:iloinen French:joyeux German:fröhlich Greek:ευδιάθετος Italian:allegro Japanese:陽気な Korean:쾌활한 Norwegian:munter Polish:pogodny EuropeanPortuguese:animado Romanian:veselRussian:радостный LatinAmericanSpanish:jovial Swedish:glad Thai:ร่าเริงTurkish:neşeli Ukrainian:радіснийVietnamese:vuimừng Translateyourtextforfree Browsealphabetically cheerful cheerup cheerwildly cheerer-upper cheerful cheerfuldemeanour cheerfuldisposition cheerfulface AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'C' Relatedtermsof cheerful cheerfulface cheerfulmood cheerfulnature cheerfulspirit cheerfulvoice Viewmorerelatedwords Source DefinitionofcheerfulfromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary ReadabouttheteamofauthorsbehindCollinsDictionaries. 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