Definitions for Cheerfulness
cheer·ful·ness

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cheerfulness, cheer, sunniness, sunshinenoun

   the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom

   "flowers added a note of cheerfulness to the drab room"

2. cheerfulness, blithenessnoun

   a feeling of spontaneous good spirits

   "his cheerfulness made everyone feel better"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cheerfulnessnoun

   The state of being cheerful; joy.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cheerfulnessnoun

   Etymology: from cheerful.

   1. Freedom from dejection; alacrity.

   With what resolution and cheerfulness, with what courage and patience did vast numbers of all sorts of people, in the first ages of christianity, encounter all the rage and malice of the world, and embrace torments and death? John Tillotson.

   2. Freedom from gloominess.

   I remember, then I marvelled to see her receive my commandments with sighs, and yet do them with cheerfulness. Philip Sidney, b. ii.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cheerfulness

   Happiness, in the context of mental or emotional states, is positive or pleasant emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy. Other forms include life satisfaction, well-being, subjective well-being, flourishing and eudaimonia.Since the 1960s, happiness research has been conducted in a wide variety of scientific disciplines, including gerontology, social psychology and positive psychology, clinical and medical research and happiness economics.

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1. cheerfulness

   Cheerfulness is the state or quality of being visibly joyful, happy, optimistic, or in good spirits. It is a positive emotional state characterized by feelings of contentment, pleasure, and satisfaction, often expressed through smiles, laughter, and a generally upbeat and positive attitude or mood.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cheerfulnessnoun

   good spirits; a state of moderate joy or gayety; alacrity

Matched Categories

1. • Happiness

How to pronounce Cheerfulness?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Cheerfulness in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Cheerfulness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Cheerfulness in a Sentence

1. Richter:

   There is nothing more beautiful than cheerfulness in an old face, and among country people it is always a sign of a well-regulated life.

2. Mary Wortley Montagu:

   There is no remedy so easy as books, which if they do not give cheerfulness, at least restore quiet to the most troubled mind.

3. Joseph Addison:

   Cheerfulness keeps up a kind of daylight in the mind, and fills it with a steady and perpetual serenity.

4. Charles Kingsley:

   Being forced to work, and forced to do your best, will breed in you temperance and self-control, diligence and strength of will, cheerfulness and content, and a hundred virtues which the idle will never know.

5. Tieck:

   Whoever brings cheerfulness to his work, and is ever active, dashes through the world?s labours.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Cheerfulness
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Cheerfulness
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Cheerfulness
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheerfulness
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Cheerfulness