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) (bodǎr), весел (bg) (vesel)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 快樂 (cmn), 快乐 (cmn) (kuàilè), 愉快 (cmn) (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)
• Irish: grianmhar (ga), misniúil (ga), spéiriúil (ga)
• 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)
• Jèrriais: rêjoui
• Latvian: jautrs (lv)
• Russian: весёлый (ru) (vesjólyj)
• Sardinian:

  Campidanese Sardinian: cuntèntu, allirgu

  Logudorese Sardinian: uffànu, cuntèntu, allègru

• Sassarese Sardinian: cuntèntu, allègru
• Spanish: animado (es)
• Swahili: damisi (sw)
• Tagalog: masayahin

bright

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

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