cheerful
[adjective]
Synonyms: happy, buoyant, cheery, chirpy (informal), enthusiastic, jaunty, jolly, light-hearted, merry, optimistic, upbeat (informal)

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Antonyms: gloomy, glum, cheerless
Contrasted words: blue, dejected, depressed, melancholy, dispirited, heavyhearted, joyless, mournful, sorrowful, woeful, dour, morose, saturnine, sullen, doleful, lugubrious, austere, forbidding, grim, stern
Related Idioms: in good (or high) spirits, of good cheer
Related Words: airy, carefree, debonair, jaunty, animated, gay, lighthearted, lively, vivacious, buoyant, corky

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English Thesaurus: happy, cheerful, be in a good mood, contented, pleased/glad, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

cheer‧ful /ˈtʃɪəfəl $ ˈtʃɪr-/ adjective

1. happy, or behaving in a way that shows you are happy:
She’s feeling more cheerful today.
I’m making a real effort to be cheerful despite everything.
cheerful voice/smile/manner etc
‘I’m Robyn,’ she said with a cheerful smile.
It does me good to see a cheerful face.

2. something that is cheerful makes you feel happy because it is so bright or pleasant:
a bright cheerful Italian restaurant
There was a cheerful picture on the wall.
The house has a cheerful atmosphere.

3. tending to be happy most of the time:
She was a cheerful and agreeable companion.
Before the accident he had been cheerful and confident.

4. [only before noun] a cheerful attitude shows that you are willing to do whatever is necessary in a happy way:
a cheerful approach to the job
—cheerfully adverb:
He smiled cheerfully.
‘Morning!’ she called cheerfully.
—cheerfulness noun [uncountable]
⇒ cheap and cheerful at cheap¹(1)

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

cheerful
adj.
VERBS appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound | become | keep, remain, stay I'm amazed that she keeps so cheerful.
keep sb We tried to keep him cheerful.
ADV. amazingly, extremely, incredibly, remarkably, very | almost | fairly, quite | falsely ‘The doctor is on her way, ’ said Mrs Morris, sounding falsely cheerful.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

happy:
Are you happy in your new job?
The film has a happy ending.
a happy childhood
cheerful looking happy:
a cheerful face/expression
The room looked bright and cheerful (=it made you feel good).
He seems a lot more cheerful today.
be in a good mood to feel happy and relaxed:
It was the day before the vacation and everyone was in a good mood.
contented written feeling happy with your life, job, situation etc:
He was contented with his job as a cycle mechanic.
She sat down with a contented expression on her face.
pleased/glad [not before noun] happy because something good has happened:
I’m pleased I passed my exam.
He was glad to see someone that he knew.
delighted [not before noun] very happy because something good has happened:
The doctors say they are delighted with her progress.
thrilled [not before noun] very happy and excited about something:
He’s thrilled at the idea of going to Disneyworld.
overjoyed [not before noun] very happy because you have heard some good news:
She was overjoyed when she found out that her son was safe.
be on top of the world (also be over the moon British English) [not before noun] informal to be very happy:
I was over the moon when I won the championship.
ecstatic extremely happy:
The crowd were ecstatic, and cheered wildly.
ecstatic fans
blissful a blissful time is one in which you feel extremely happy:
We stayed on the islands for two blissful weeks.
It sounded blissful – sea, sun, and good food.

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