English Dictionary
Definition of “cheerful”
cheerful (ˈtʃɪəfʊl
)
Definitions
adjective
- having a happy disposition; in good spirits
- pleasantly bright; gladdening ⇒
a cheerful room
- hearty; ungrudging; enthusiastic ⇒
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Alternative Forms
ˈcheerfully adverb ˈcheerfulness noun
Synonyms
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happy,
bright,
contented,
glad,
optimistic,
bucked,
enthusiastic,
sparkling,
gay,
sunny,
perky,
jolly,
animated,
merry,
upbeat,
buoyant,
hearty,
cheery,
joyful,
jovial,
genial,
jaunty,
chirpy,
sprightly,
blithe,
light-hearted,
gladsome,
lightsome,
Translations
- British English:
cheerful
A cheerful person is happy.They are both very cheerful in spite of their colds.ˈtʃɪəfʊl ADJECTIVE They are both very cheerful in spite of their colds.
- Spanish:
jovial
adj
- French:
joyeux
adj joyeuse
- German:
fröhlich
adj
- Chinese: 愉快的 adj
- Arabic: مَرِح adj
- Portuguese: animado adj animada
- Russian: радостный adj радостная
- Croatian: veseo adj vesela
- Czech: veselý adj
- Danish: munter adj
- Dutch: vrolijk adj
- Finnish: iloinen adj
- Greek: ευδιάθετος adj ευδιάθετη
- Italian: allegro adj allegra
- Japanese: 陽気な no_posp
- Korean: 쾌활한 adj
- Norwegian: munter adj
- Polish: pogodny adj pogodna
- Brazilian Portuguese: animado adj animada
- European Spanish:
jovial
adj
- Swedish: glad adj glatt
- Thai: ที่ทำให้รู้สึกสดชื่น adj
- Turkish: neşeli adj
- Vietnamese: vui mừng adj
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