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| 1. | [ adjective ] being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits | |
| Examples: | "her cheerful nature" "a cheerful greeting" "a cheerful room" "as cheerful as anyone confined to a hospital bed could be" |
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| Related terms: | cheerless glad cheery buoyant beamish beaming chipper blithe cheering happy glad cheerfulness | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic | |
| Synonyms: | upbeat pollyannaish | |
| Related terms: | optimistic | |
| Similar spelling: |
cheerfully chervil cherry_plum |
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