cheerful
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cheerful
- /ˈt͡ʃɪəfl̩/ UK
- /ˈt͡ʃɪɹfl̩/ US
- /ˈt͡ʃɜː(ɹ)fəl/ obsolete
- /ˈt͡ʃɜː(ɹ)fʊl/ obsolete
Rhymes with -ɪə(ɹ)fʊl, -ɪə(ɹ)fəl
Where it comes from
From Middle English chereful, cherful, equivalent to cheer + -ful.
adjective more cheerful · cheerfuler · cheerfuller · most cheerful · cheerfulest · cheerfullest
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Noticeably happy and optimistic.
Ever in cheerfullest mood art thou, when others are filled with
Gloomy forebodings of illl, and see only ruin before them.
Similar: cheery, bright, bubbly, cheerly, ebullient, happy, joyful, merry, optimistic, vivacious, berserk, blissed out · Opposite: depressed, gloomy, miserable, sad
- Bright and pleasant. They enjoyed a cheerful room.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: chirpy, chipper, cheery, lighthearted, beamish, beaming, jaunty, cheering, glad, blithesome, perky, smiling, debonair, debonaire, optimistic, pollyannaish
Translations
Every language
adj bright
| Português | animado |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | freundlich |
| Italiano | allegro, luminoso |
adj happy
| Español | animado, alegre, risueño |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 기쁘다 gippeuda |
| 日本語 | 楽しげな tanoshige na, 陽気な yōki na, 嬉しい ureshii |
| 中文 | 快樂 /快乐 kuàilè, 愉快 yúkuài |
| हिन्दी | प्रफुल्लित praphullit, हर्षित harṣit, आनंदित ānandit |
| Kiswahili | -kunjufu |
| Português | alegre |
| Français | joyeux, content, de bonne humeur |
| Deutsch | fröhlich, vergnügt |
| Italiano | allegro, felice, gioioso |
| Русский | весёлый vesjólyj |
| Tiếng Việt | vui vẻ |
| العربية | مَسْرُور masrūr, فَرِح fariḥ |
Talk about this word "cheerful." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cheerful. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cheerful. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cheerful "cheerful." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cheerful.Cite this
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title = {cheerful},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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