cheerfulness
/'tʃiəfulnis/
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Definition
- Noun:
- A feeling of spontaneous good spirits; a state of being happy and optimistic. This refers to the internal emotional state of a person who is cheerful.
- The quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom; the ability to create a bright and pleasant atmosphere. This refers to the observable quality or effect of cheerfulness, often attributed to a person, thing, or environment.
Examples of Usage
- As a feeling:
- Her natural cheerfulness helped her overcome many difficulties.
- Despite the bad weather, he maintained his cheerfulness throughout the trip.
- As a quality or effect:
- The bright yellow paint brought a sense of cheerfulness to the old kitchen.
- The cheerfulness of the children's laughter filled the house.
Advanced Usage
- "To be a source of cheerfulness": to be the cause of a cheerful feeling or atmosphere.
- Her positive attitude was a constant source of cheerfulness for the team.
- "To maintain one's cheerfulness": to keep a cheerful attitude despite challenges.
- It was admirable how she maintained her cheerfulness during her recovery.
Variants and Related Words
- Cheerful (adj): having or showing a happy and optimistic disposition.
- She gave a cheerful smile.
- Cheer (n/v): a shout of encouragement or praise (n); to give comfort or support to (v).
- A great cheer went up from the crowd. / We tried to cheer him up.
- Cheerily (adv): in a cheerful manner.
- He waved cheerily from the window.
Synonyms
- Happiness: the state of being happy.
- Joyfulness: the feeling of great pleasure and happiness.
- Buoyancy: a cheerful and optimistic attitude or disposition.
- Sunny disposition: a habitually cheerful temperament.
Antonyms
- Gloom: a state of depression or despondency.
- Sadness: the condition or quality of being sad.
- Melancholy: a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause.
- Sullenness: being bad-tempered and sulky; gloomy.
Noun
- a feeling of spontaneous good spirits
- his cheerfulness made everyone feel better
- the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom
- flowers added a note of cheerfulness to the drab room