cheerfulness[noun]Synonyms: happiness, buoyancy, exuberance, gaiety, geniality, good cheer, good humour, high spirits, jauntiness, light-heartedness
English Thesaurus: happiness, pleasure, cheerfulness, satisfaction, contentment, ... [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
happiness the feeling of being happy:
Happiness is more important than money. I could see the happiness in her eyes.pleasure the feeling you have when you enjoy doing something, or when something happens that you enjoy:
Are you taking the trip for business or pleasure? His music has given pleasure to a great many people over the years.cheerfulness happy feelings, which show in your expression, your voice, and your behaviour:
'Morning, everybody!' she said with a loud cheerfulness. His normal cheerfulness seemed to have returned.satisfaction the feeling you have when you have done something well, or when something is as good as it should be:
She stood back and looked at her work with satisfaction. He gets a lot of satisfaction from helping young people in his coaching job.contentment a quietly happy and satisfied feeling:
Joey sighed with contentment, snuggling down in his warm bed.joy especially written a feeling of great happiness:
The sisters hugged and cried tears of joy. It was a day of great joy for the whole town. Most people would be jumping with joy.delight the feeling you have when you are very pleased and excited because something good has happened:
They watched with delight as their new son started walking. To her delight, she discovered the perfect wedding present.bliss a feeling of very great happiness and great pleasure – used when something has a great effect on your senses:
Lying in the warm sun and listening to the sea felt like sheer bliss (=complete bliss). Her idea of bliss is to be curled up on the sofa watching a romantic comedy with a big bowl of popcorn. The happy couple looked a picture of domestic bliss.elation written a feeling of great happiness and excitement, especially because you have achieved something or something good has happened to you:
As they reached the top, the climbers experienced a moment of elation. Her mood suddenly changed from tears and misery to a feeling of elation.euphoria an extremely strong feeling of happiness and excitement, especially because you have achieved something, or because of the effects of a drug:
The euphoria that new parents feel quickly changes to exhaustion. The euphoria of Ireland’s amazing victory over England last Sunday has died away. The drug produces a feeling of euphoria.ecstasy an extremely strong feeling of happiness and pleasure, especially sexual pleasure:
It was a moment of sheer ecstacy (=complete ecstacy). the ecstasy of their love-making [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲