cheerful
adjective /ˈtʃɪə.fəl/
/ˈtʃɪr-/ Definition
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2. Practise
B1 happy and positive: He's usually fairly cheerful. You're in a cheerful mood this morning. She manages to stay cheerful (= happy and positive) despite everything.Feeling pleasure and happinessTaking pleasure in something B2 describes a place or thing that is bright and pleasant and makes you feel positive and happy: The doctor's waiting room was bright and cheerful with yellow walls and curtains. Turn that dreadful wailing music off and put on something cheerful.Causing pleasure cheerfully /-i/ adverb B2 She walked down the road, whistling cheerfully.humorous By the end of the evening I could cheerfully have (= I would like to have) punched him.Feeling pleasure and happinessTaking pleasure in somethingCausing pleasure cheerfulness /ˈtʃɪə.fəl.nəs/
/ˈtʃɪr-/ noun [U] Pleasure and happiness
/ˈtʃɪr-/ noun [U] Pleasure and happiness(Definition of cheerful adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- (as) pleased as Punch idiom
- be dancing in the streets idiom
- be floating on air idiom
- be full of the joys of spring idiom
- be in seventh heaven idiom
- chuffed adjective
- contented adjective
- delighted adjective
- ecstatic adjective
- elated adjective
- jaunty adjective
- joyful adjective
- joyous adjective
- jubilant adjective
- jump for joy idiom
- rapturous adjective
- thrilled adjective
- thrilled to bits idiom
- walk on air idiom
- wrapped adjective (HAPPY)
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