cheerful

cheer·ful

adjective \ˈchir-fəl\

Definition of CHEERFUL

1

a : full of good spirits : merry <a cheerful host>

b : ungrudging <cheerful obedience>

2

: conducive to cheer : likely to dispel gloom or worry <sunny cheerful room>

— cheer·ful·ly \-f(ə-)lē\ adverb

— cheer·ful·ness \-fəl-nəs\ noun

Examples of CHEERFUL

1. She has a cheerful outlook on life.
2. He seems a little more cheerful today.

First Known Use of CHEERFUL

15th century

Related to CHEERFUL

Synonyms

blithe, blithesome, bright, buoyant, canty [British dialect], cheery, chipper, eupeptic, gay, gladsome, lightsome, sunny, upbeat, winsome

Antonyms

dour, gloomy, glum, morose, saturnine, sulky, sullen

Related Words

hopeful, optimistic, rosy, sanguine; animated, chirpy, jaunty, lilting, lively, perky, sprightful, sprightly, vivacious; carefree, careless, cavalier, devil-may-care, easygoing, happy-go-lucky, insouciant, lighthearted, unconcerned; boon, gleeful, jocund, jolly, jovial, merry, mirthful; blissful, delighted, glad, gratified, happy, joyful, joyous, pleased, satisfied, tickled; beaming, grinning, laughing, smiling

Near Antonyms

joyless, sad, unhappy, unsatisfied; dull, lethargic, listless, sluggish, torpid; blue, brokenhearted, crestfallen, dejected, depressed, despondent, disconsolate, disheartened, down, downcast, downhearted, droopy, forlorn, hangdog, heavyhearted, inconsolable, low, low-spirited, melancholy, mirthless, sorrowful

Rhymes with CHEERFUL

fearful, tearful