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cheerful

 
(chîr'fəl) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Being in good spirits; merry. See synonyms at glad1.
  2. Promoting a feeling of cheer; pleasant: a cozy, cheerful room.
  3. Reflecting willingness or good humor: contributed her cheerful labor to the project.
cheerfully cheer'ful·ly adv.
cheerfulness cheer'ful·ness n.

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  1. Being in or showing good spirits: bright, cheery, chipper, happy, lighthearted, sunny. See happy/unhappy.
  2. Providing joy and pleasure: cheery, festive, glad, happy, joyful, joyous, pleasing. See happy/unhappy.


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Definition: happy
Antonyms: cheerless, depressed, gloomy, grave, heavy, melancholy, sad, serious, unhappy

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IN BRIEF: Attitude of good spirits while doing a task.

pronunciation The burden becomes light which is cheerfully borne. — Ovid (43 BC-c. 18 AD).

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - munter

Nederlands (Dutch)
opwekkend, vrolijk, opgewekt

Français (French)
adj. - réconfortant, gai, de bonne humeur

Deutsch (German)
adj. - fröhlich, heiter, erfreulich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ευδιάθετος, πρόσχαρος, χαρμόσυνος

Italiano (Italian)
sereno, allegro, lieto, gaio, gioviale

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - animado, prestativo

Русский (Russian)
радостный, счастливый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - de buen humor, alegre, animado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - glad, glädjande, ljus och glad

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
快活的, 兴高采烈的, 高兴的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 快活的, 興高采烈的, 高興的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 기분 좋은, 마음을 밝게 하는, 싫은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 元気のいい, 快活な, 機嫌のいい, 楽しい, 喜んで…する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مرح, بشوش, سعيد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שמח, עליז, נעים, רוצה, צוהל‬


 
 
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