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Meanings of cheerful in English

Catalan
animat
Spanish
divertido

Being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits.

        animat

        Pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic.

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              In good spirits.

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                  Usage of cheerful in English
                  1
                  One reason for Europe to be cheerful They only need a draw.
                  The Guardian
                  2
                  Coworkers say he was cheerful, well liked, had a good work ethic.
                  Spider bones: a novel
                  3
                  Equity market investors have reasons to be cheerful as January 2004 closes.
                  The Irish Times
                  4
                  George was quite bright and cheerful in spite of the early hour.
                  Rite of Passage
                  5
                  These cheerful prophecies must be verified in the natural course of things.
                  The Destiny of the Soul: A Critical History of the Doctrine of a...
                  6
                  None of Ground Base Seven's officers were particularly cheerful at the moment.
                  Out of the dark
                  7
                  Truly the world seemed warmer and more cheerful; the sun was brighter.
                  The House of Martha
                  8
                  I. Allegro: The awakening of cheerful feelings on arriving in the country.
                  Beethoven, a character study / Together with Wagner's indebtedne...
                  9
                  All the painted heads on the china cups look singularly cheerful to-day.
                  Debit and Credit / Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag
                  10
                  The society in the Zouave was as cheerful as it was diverse.
                  Tartarin De Tarascon
                  11
                  But my friends' cheerful company more than made up for the coffee.
                  The last illusion
                  12
                  I like to be cheerful: I am all for the social qualities.
                  Poor Miss Finch
                  13
                  The south rooms in your part of the house are very cheerful.
                  Mercy Philbrick's Choice
                  14
                  But these eyes did not confuse the cheerful calmness of the general.
                  Marie Antoinette and Her Son
                  15
                  The cheerful advice on how to survive a nuclear war was meaningless.
                  The Guardian
                  16
                  The first fortune read: 'You will receive a cheerful call next week.'
                  The Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl
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                  Cheerful through the time
                  Cheerful across language varieties
                  United Kingdom
                  Common
                  Ireland
                  Less common
                  United States of America
                  Less common