cheery

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cheery

/ˈt͡ʃɪəɹi/ Australia, UK
/ˈt͡ʃɪɹi/
/ˈt͡ʃɪɚi/ US
/ˈt͡ʃiɹi/ US
/ˈt͡ʃiɹɪ/ Scotland
/ˈt͡ʃiɹe/ Scotland
/ˈt͡ʃiəɹi/ New Zealand
/ˈt͡ʃɛːɹi/

Rhymes with -ɪəɹi

Where it comes from

From Middle English cheri, equivalent to cheer + -y.

adjective cheerier · cheeriest

In a good mood, happy, cheerful. The air, too, was heavy with perfume, and a nightingale, high in the heavens, gave out a cheery song of welcome.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: cheerful, sunny, gay, joyful, joyous, merry, jolly, happy, happy-go-lucky, bright, chirpy, chipper, goodhumoured, cheerly, smiley, good-humored

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"cheery." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cheery. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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cheery. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cheery

Chicago

"cheery." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cheery.

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@misc{cheery_2026,
  title = {cheery},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cheery},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}