What does cheerful mean?

Definitions for cheerful
ˈtʃɪər fəlcheer·ful

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. cheerfuladjective

    being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits

    "her cheerful nature"; "a cheerful greeting"; "a cheerful room"; "as cheerful as anyone confined to a hospital bed could be"

  2. cheerful, pollyannaish, upbeatadjective

    pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic

Wiktionary

  1. cheerfuladjective

    Noticeably happy and optimistic.

  2. cheerfuladjective

    Bright and pleasant

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Cheerfuladjective

    Etymology: from cheer and full.

    The cheerful birds of sundry kind
    Do chaunt sweet music to delight his mind. Fairy Q. b. ii.

    A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken. Prov. xv. 13.

Wikipedia

  1. cheerful

    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.

ChatGPT

  1. cheerful

    Cheerful generally refers to a state or display of happiness, positivity, optimism and joy. It is characterized by visible pleasantness, liveliness, and a generally good disposition. A cheerful person is usually in a good mood, tends to smile and laugh a lot, and exudes a sense of positive energy.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Cheerfuladjective

    having or showing good spirits or joy; cheering; cheery; contented; happy; joyful; lively; animated; willing

British National Corpus

  1. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'cheerful' in Adjectives Frequency: #945

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of cheerful in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of cheerful in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of cheerful in a Sentence

  1. Robert Burns:

    Ae fond kiss, and then we severA farewell, and then foreverDeep in heart-wrung tears I'll pledge thee,Warring sighs and groans I'll wage thee.Who shall say that Fortune grieves him,While the star of hope she leaves himMe, nae cheerful twinkle lights me,Dark despair around benights me.

  2. Purvi Raniga:

    Most important decision we should make every morning is to be happy and cheerful throughout the day. This one decision has the power to make our life magical.

  3. Donald Trump and Ted Cruz:

    What a voice Phil has to speak out for the love of Jesus, what a joyful, cheerful, unapologetic voice of truth Phil Robertson is.

  4. John Dryden:

    The gates of Hell are open night and day Smooth the descent, and easy is the way But, to return, and view the cheerful skies In this, the task and mighty labor lies.

  5. Henry van Dyke:

    There is no personal charm so great as the charm of a cheerful temperament.

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