cheerfulness

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cheerfulness

  • /ˈt͡ʃɪɹfəlnəs/ US
  • /ˈt͡ʃɪəfəlnəs/ UK

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From Middle English cherefulnes; equivalent to cheerful + -ness.

noun cheerfulnesses · chearfulness

  1. uncountable, usually The state of being cheerful; joy. Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giueth, let him doe it with simplicitie: hee that ruleth, with diligence: hee that sheweth mercy, with cheerefulnesse.

    Similar: glee, jollity, blitheness, blithesomeness, cheerfulness, cheeriness, contentness, contentedness, delight, delightedness, elatedness, elation

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noun the state of being cheerful; joy

हिन्दीप्रफुल्लता praphullatā, खुशमिज़ाजी khuśmizājī
Kiswahiliukunjufu
Românăveselie
Русскийжизнерадостность žizneradostnostʹ

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@misc{cheerfulness_2026,
  title = {cheerfulness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cheerfulness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}