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having or showing a good mood or disposition<a cheerful person who is always fun to work with and a pleasure to be around>Synonymsblithe, blithesome, bright, buoyant, cheery, chipper, gay, gladsome, lightsome, sunny, upbeatRelated Wordshopeful, optimistic, sanguine; jaunty, lively, perky, sprightly, vivacious; carefree, careless, cavalier, devil-may-care, easygoing, happy-go-lucky, insouciant, lighthearted, unconcerned; boon, jolly, jovial, merry, mirthful; glad, happy, pleasedNear Antonymsdull, lethargic, listless, sluggish, torpid; blue, dejected, depressed, heavyhearted, melancholy, sorrowful; discontented, disgruntled, unhappyAntonymsdour, gloomy, glum, morose, saturnine, sulky, sullen
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serving to lift oneʼs spirits<a hospital with sunny, cheerful rooms that are designed to make a patientʼs stay as pleasant as possible>Synonymsbright, cheering, cheery, gay, gladRelated Wordsgladdening, heartening, heartwarming; gleaming, radiant, sparklingNear Antonymsdiscouraging, disheartening; colorless, drab, dull, lackluster, lusterlessAntonymsbleak, cheerless, dark, depressing, dismal, dreary, gloomy, gray (also grey)
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