cheerfulness

n.

Good spirits; a state of moderate joy or gayety; alacrity.

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n

Definition: happiness
Antonyms: cheerlessness, gloom, sadness

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IN BRIEF: The state of being glad or joyful.

Cheerfulness is the atmosphere under which all things thrive. — Jean Paul Richter (1763-1825).

Quotes:

"Cheerfulness is the best promoter of health and is as friendly to the mind as to the body." - Joseph Addison

"O Holy Spirit, descend plentifully into my heart. Enlighten the dark corners of this neglected dwelling and scatter there Thy cheerful beams." - St. Augustine

"To be free minded and cheerfully disposed at hours of meat and sleep and of exercise is one of the best precepts of long lasting." - Francis Bacon

"The cheerful live longest in years, and afterwards in our regards. Cheerfulness is the off-shoot of goodness." - Christian Nevell Bovee

"A happy family is but an earlier heaven." - Sir John Bowring

"People are always good company when they are doing what they really enjoy." - Samuel Butler

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