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uncheerful

[cheer-fuhl] Origin

cheer·ful

[cheer-fuhl]
adjective
1.
full of cheer; in good spirits: a cheerful person.
2.
promoting or inducing cheer; pleasant; bright: cheerful surroundings.
3.
characterized by or expressive of good spirits or cheerfulness: cheerful songs.
4.
hearty or ungrudging: cheerful giving.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English cherfull. See cheer, -ful

cheer·ful·ly, adverb
cheer·ful·ness, noun
qua·si-cheer·ful, adjective
qua·si-cheer·ful·ly, adverb
un·cheer·ful, adjective
EXPAND
un·cheer·ful·ly, adverb
un·cheer·ful·ness, noun
COLLAPSE


1. cheery, gay, blithe, happy, joyful, joyous, buoyant, sunny, jolly. 4. generous.


1. miserable. 4. grudging.

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Word Origin & History

cheerful
c.1400, "full of cheer," from cheer (q.v.) + -ful. Meaning "elevating the spirits" is from mid-15c. Related: Cheerfully; cheerfulness.
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