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cheeriness
cheer·y
/
ˈtʃɪər
i
/
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[
cheer
-ee
]
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adjective,
cheer·i·er,
cheer·i·est.
1.
in good spirits;
gay
.
2.
promoting
cheer
; enlivening.
Origin:
1840–50;
cheer
+
-y
1
Related forms
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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cheery
(ˈtʃɪərɪ)
—
adj
,
cheerier
,
cheeriest
showing or inspiring cheerfulness
'cheerily
—
adv
'cheeriness
—
n
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cheery
(ˈtʃɪərɪ)
—
adj
,
cheerier
,
cheeriest
showing or inspiring cheerfulness
'cheerily
—
adv
'cheeriness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
cheery
1611, from from
cheer
. The colloquial alternative to from
cheerful
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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