Synonyms of cheeriness

cheeriness

noun

as in cheerfulness

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

a moment of cheeriness interrupted the solemn discussion

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cheeriness

That isn’t to say that Buffett conducts business with blind cheeriness and optimism — nor did Murphy, Buffett said. —Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2026

But that cheeriness might be starting to wear off. —Tristan Bove, Fortune, 12 Jan. 2026

Jean performed cheeriness after the waitress left with their order, raising her voice over the music and talking ceaselessly, asking Sylvester about his senior schedule and teasing him about his new Nelly style. —David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025