cheery

cheery

adjective \ˈchir-ē\

cheer·i·ercheer·i·est

Definition of CHEERY

1

: marked by cheerfulness or good spirits

2

: causing or suggesting cheerfulness <cheery music>

— cheer·i·ly \ˈchir-ə-lē\ adverb

— cheer·i·ness \ˈchir-ē-nəs\ noun

Examples of CHEERY

1. <a cheery grin on the host of the holiday party>
2. <a cheery, unexpected compliment can really make another person's day>

First Known Use of CHEERY

15th century

Related to CHEERY

Synonyms

blithe, blithesome, bright, buoyant, canty [British dialect], cheerful, 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 CHEERY

beery, bleary, dreary, eerie, leery, Peary, peri, quaere, query, smeary, sphery, teary, veery, weary