cheerful
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cheer·ful
(chîr'fəl) 
adj.
cheerfulness cheer'ful·ness n.
adj.
- Being in good spirits; merry. See synonyms at glad1.
- Promoting a feeling of cheer; pleasant: a cozy, cheerful room.
- Reflecting willingness or good humor: contributed her cheerful labor to the project.
cheerfulness cheer'ful·ness n.
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cheerful
adjective
- Being in or showing good spirits: bright, cheery, chipper, happy, lighthearted, sunny. See happy/unhappy.
- Providing joy and pleasure: cheery, festive, glad, happy, joyful, joyous, pleasing. See happy/unhappy.
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cheerful
adj
Definition: happy
Antonyms: cheerless, depressed, gloomy, grave, heavy, melancholy, sad, serious, unhappy
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cheerfully
IN BRIEF: Attitude of good spirits while doing a task.
The burden becomes light which is cheerfully borne.
— Ovid (43 BC-c. 18 AD).
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Cheerful
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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