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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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Examples for "merry"
Examples for "merry"
1
Europe without a way forward may reverse an overly merry first quarter.
Reuters
2
So the swineherd departed; and the suitors made merry in the hall.
The Story of the Odyssey
3
But the law of unintended consequences sometimes goes its own merry way.
The Guardian
4
The merry-makers stood around; the men looked serious and the ladies shivered.
The Book of the Bush / Containing Many Truthful Sketches of the ...
5
No longer in the winter-time, but in the merry month of May.
The Miraculous Pitcher / (From: "A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boy...
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
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United States of America
Less common