cheerful

English

Alternative forms

• cheerfull (archaic)

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɪərfʊl

Etymology

cheer +‎ -ful

Adjective

cheerful (comparative more cheerful, superlative most cheerful)

1. Noticeably happy and optimistic.
2. Bright and pleasant
   • They enjoyed a cheerful room.

Synonyms

• bright
• bubbly
• ebullient
• happy
• joyful
• optimistic
• vivacious

Antonyms

• depressed
• miserable
• sad

Translations

happy

Bulgarian: бодър (bg), весел (bg) Chinese: Mandarin: 快樂 (zh), 快乐 (zh) (kuàilè), 愉快 (zh) (yúkuài) Crimean Tatar: şeñ Czech: radostný (cs) m., šťastný (cs) m. Danish: fornøjet, munter Finnish: hilpeä (fi), iloinen (fi) French: joyeux (fr), content (fr)

German: fröhlich (de), vergnügt (de) Italian: allegro (it) Japanese: 楽しげな (ja) (たのしげな, tanoshige-na), 陽気な (ja) (ようきな, yōki-na) Russian: весёлый (ru) (vesjólyj) Spanish: animado (es) Swahili: damisi (sw) Tagalog: masayahin

bright

Bulgarian: приятен (bg), ободрителен (bg) Danish: lys (da), venlig (da) Finnish: hilpeä (fi), iloinen (fi) German: freundlich (de)

Italian: allegro (it) Swahili: damisi (sw) Tagalog: masaya