Definitions for cheerful
ˈtʃɪər fəlcheer·ful

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cheerfuladjective

   Noticeably happy and optimistic.

2. cheerfuladjective

   Bright and pleasant

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

1. Cheerfuladjective

   Etymology: from cheer and full.

   1. Gay; full of life; full of mirth.

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

   2. Having an appearance of gaiety.

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

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

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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 DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

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

How to pronounce cheerful?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say cheerful in sign language?

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. Charles Dickens:

   Many merry Christmases, friendships, great accumulation of cheerful recollections, affection on earth, and Heaven at last for all of us.

2. Marion Howard:

   Life is like a blanket too short. You pull it up and your toes rebel, you yank it down and shivers meander about your shoulder; but cheerful folks manage to draw their knees up and pass a very comfortable night.

3. Edwin Percy Whipple:

   Cheerfulness in most cheerful people is the rich and satisfying result of strenuous discipline.

4. Audrey Hepburn:

   It's sad if people think that's (homemaking) a dull existance, [but] you can't just buy an apartment and furnish it and walk away. It's the flowers you choose, the music you play, the smile you have waiting. I want it to be gay and cheerful, a haven in this troubled world. I don't want my husband and children to come home and find a rattled woman. Our era is already rattled enough, isn't it?

5. Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia:

   It's difficult to write about anything cheerful, because there's all too little cheerfulness here. On the other hand, God doesn't abandon us. The sun shines, the birds sing, and this morning we heard the bells sounding matins.

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References

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