Synonyms of cheerfulness

cheerfulness

noun

as in glee

a mood characterized by high spirits and amusement and often accompanied by laughter

his constant cheerfulness makes him a pleasure to be around

Synonyms & Similar Words

• glee
• merriness
• festivity
• cheer
• cheeriness
• joviality
• mirth
• joyfulness
• hilarity
• mirthfulness
• brightness
• merriment
• gaiety
• gleefulness
• humor
• gayness
• joking
• jocundity
• playfulness
• reveling
• funning
• levity
• jollity
• frivolity
• sunniness
• lightheartedness
• buoyancy
• vivacity
• jollification
• revelry
• insouciance
• joyousness
• giddiness
• jocularity
• flippancy
• liveliness
• sportiveness
• jauntiness
• animation
• perkiness
• jocosity
• buffoonery
• rejoicing
• jesting
• jubilance
• good-naturedness
• jocoseness
• clownishness
• joshing
• gamesomeness
• rollicking
• good-humoredness
• frolicking
• gamboling
• romping
• jest

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sorrow
• sadness
• unhappiness
• melancholy
• depression
• dejection
• blues
• earnestness
• gloom
• seriousness
• forlornness
• gravity
• bile
• despondence
• solemnity
• spleen
• sourness
• grimness
• soberness
• discontent
• moodiness
• mournfulness
• woe
• darkness
• joylessness
• disgruntlement
• plaintiveness
• gloominess
• solemnness
• blackness
• glumness
• graveness
• misery
• mourning
• desolation
• sobersidedness
• wretchedness
• heartbreak
• desolateness
• woefulness
• dolefulness
• dolorousness
• miserableness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cheerfulness

Kikuko sometimes mistook Shigejiro’s cheerfulness for egoism owing to the distortions produced by her illness. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

Positive qualities—promptness, diligence, cheerfulness—sped up your ascent through the ranks; negative ones—laziness, dissipation, late mornings—slowed it down. — Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026

How is one not enamored of the Dutch fans’ togetherness and cheerfulness, or the costumes and smiles of the Japanese fans? — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 25 June 2026

Finns may not be known for demonstrative cheerfulness, nor necessarily for being makers of excessively happy music. — Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2026

Wine-Coca conduces to mental activity and clearness, prevents fatigue and exhaustion, brings cheerfulness and sweet refreshing sleep. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 29 May 2026

This kind of optimism and cheerfulness can make leaders more empathetic and pleasant to work with, partly because psychology research finds that positive moods increase helping, generosity and interpersonal understanding. — Aditya Simha, The Conversation, 7 May 2026

Half critic, half concierge, Edwards’ round-ups are generally distinguished by a cheerfulness. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026

As a teen-ager listening to folk music in London pubs, I’d been attracted to the instrument’s nimble, tinkling cheerfulness, its being on the margins, not too demanding, perhaps. — Tim Parks, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2026