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cheeriness

[cheer-ee] Origin

cheer·y

[cheer-ee]
adjective, cheer·i·er, cheer·i·est.
1.
in good spirits; gay.
2.
promoting cheer; enlivening.

Origin:
1840–50; cheer + -y1

cheer·i·ly, adverb
cheer·i·ness, noun
un·cheer·i·ly, adverb
un·cheer·i·ness, noun
un·cheer·y, adjective
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Cheeriness is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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cheery (ˈtʃɪərɪ)
 
adj , cheerier, cheeriest
showing or inspiring cheerfulness
 
'cheerily
 
adv
 
'cheeriness
 
n

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cheery
1611, from from cheer. The colloquial alternative to from cheerful.
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