Cheerfulness

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The state or quality of being cheerful. A state of moderate joy or gaiety.
  • noun. Alacrity; readiness; geniality.
  • noun. Synonyms Mirth, Cheerfulness, etc. See mirth.
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  • noun. Good spirits; a state of moderate joy or gayety; alacrity.
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  • noun. The state of being cheerful; joy.
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  • noun. a feeling of spontaneous good spirits
  • noun. the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom
    • Word Usage
    "You assume, in your essay, that cheerfulness is a good thing."
    Antonyms
    Words with the opposite meaning
    depression  discouragement  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    calmness  contentment  courage  firmness  frankness  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Leibnizian optimism  Pollyannaism  alacrity  auspiciousness  beatification  
    verb-stem
    cheer  
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