Cheerful
['tʃɪəfʊl;-f(ə)l] or ['tʃɪrfl]
Definition
(adj.) being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits; 'her cheerful nature'; 'a cheerful greeting'; 'a cheerful room'; 'as cheerful as anyone confined to a hospital bed could be' .
(adj.) pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic .
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Definition
(a.) Having or showing good spirits or joy; cheering; cheery; contented; happy; joyful; lively; animated; willing.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Lively, sprightly, animated, joyful, joyous, blithe, mirthful, buoyant, gleeful, gay, cheery, airy, sunny, jocund, jolly, in good spirits, of good cheer, in high feather.
Editor: Ronda
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Lively, gay, bright, happy, bonny, merry, joyful, pleasant, buoyant,{[stmnY]?}, enlivening, In_good_spirits, sprightly, blithe, joyous
ANT:Lifeless, dull, gloomy, unhappy, dejected, depressed, sullen, joyless,melancholy, depressing, dispiriting
Editor: Will
Examples
- Still, the same quiet life went on at the little cottage, and the same cheerful serenity prevailed among its inmates. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- How cheerful, how animated, how suspicious, how busy their imaginations all are! Jane Austen. Emma.
- He became cheerful, as he thought of this, and soberly and resolutely marked out the line of conduct he would adopt. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- The conversation, thus turned on Adele, continued till we reached the light and cheerful region below. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Then the kind hostess conducted her guests to the snug apartments blazing with cheerful fires. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- If it fails on its merits, he doesn't worry or fret about it, but, on the contrary, regards it as a useful fact learned; remains cheerful and tries something else. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Cheerful society would be of use; you should be as little alone as possible; you should take plenty of exercise. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- One thing is cheerful in it--the guineas are not lost. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Wery cheerful and improvin' conwersation, ain't it, Sammy? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Our rooms were large, comfortably furnished, and even had their floors clothed with soft, cheerful-tinted carpets. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- He was so quaintly cheerful that I could not long be otherwise, and was almost ashamed of having been otherwise at all. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- During the intervals of pain from this grievous disease, he spent many cheerful hours, conversing in the most agreeable and instructive manner. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- Pray let me see you cheerful, sir, as I used to do. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- He was a fluent, cheerful, agreeable talker. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Mr. Boythorn leaving us within a week, we took up our abode at a cheerful lodging near Oxford Street over an upholsterer's shop. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- You have always seen me cheerful at home? Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- The hearty old landlord was trying to look very cheerful and unconcerned, but failing signally in the attempt. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- He didn't seem at all ashamed of it, for when I explained and hurried on, he waved his hand, sock and all, saying in his loud, cheerful way. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- But if his countenance was more sorrowful, his voice was more cheerful than that of his sister, especially when he addressed the old man. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- Lady St. Simon, then, returned from the wedding in a less cheerful frame of mind than she had gone to it. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- I'll write--just any cheerful nonsense that comes into my head--shall I? Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- They have got some remarkably fine skeletons lately at the College of Surgeons, says Mr. Candy, across the table, in a loud cheerful voice. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- A happy party it appeared to her, all interested in one object: cheerful beyond a doubt, for the sound of merriment ascended even to her. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- I assure you, sir, I am very grateful, said Fred, who had had time to recover his cheerful air. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- We have not talked much, but Dora has been perfectly contented and cheerful. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- At first they were very cheerful and talked much; but after a while, Bella fancied that her husband was turning somewhat thoughtful. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- In her estimation, to be mirthful was to be profane, to be cheerful was to be frivolous. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Her father answered, with a cheerful firmness of conviction he could scarcely have assumed, Quite sure, my darling! Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Mr. Snagsby, presuming on the success of his last point, ventures to observe in a cheerful and rather knowing tone, No wings. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Be cheerful, be hopeful, Dr. John. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
Editor: Will