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uncheerful
[
cheer
-f
uh
l
]
Origin
cheer·ful
/
ˈtʃɪər
fəl
/
Show Spelled
[
cheer
-f
uh
l
]
Show IPA
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
Related forms
cheer·ful·ly,
adverb
cheer·ful·ness,
noun
qua·si-cheer·ful,
adjective
qua·si-cheer·ful·ly,
adverb
un·cheer·ful,
adjective
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un·cheer·ful·ly,
adverb
un·cheer·ful·ness,
noun
COLLAPSE
Synonyms
1.
cheery, gay, blithe, happy, joyful, joyous, buoyant, sunny, jolly.
4.
generous.
Antonyms
1.
miserable.
4.
grudging.
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
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Etymonline
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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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