Term: cheerful
cheerful (adjective): noticeable happy and optimistic; showing that you are in a good mood.
synonyms: joyful, upbeat, sunny, bright.
pronunciation: /ˈtʃɪəfəl/
translation: dzīvespriecīgs, jautrs or priecīgs
example: Even on a rainy Monday morning, she always arrives at the office with a cheerful smile.
other words from this root: cheer (verb/noun), cheerfulness (noun), cheerfully (adverb).
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
cheerful (adjective)1.
a) full of good spirits - merry a cheerful host
b) - ungrudging cheerful obedience
2.
conducive to likely to dispel gloom or worry - cheer sunny cheerful room
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
cheerful (adjective)1.
having or showing a good mood or disposition
SYNONYMS:
blithe, blithesome, bright, buoyant, canty, cheery, chipper, eupeptic, gay, gladsome, lightsome, sunny, upbeat, winsomeRELATED WORDS:
hopeful, optimistic, rosy, sanguine; animated, chirpy, jaunty, lilting, lively, perky, sprightful, sprightly, vivacious; carefree, careless, cavalier, devil-may-care, easygoing, happy-go-lucky, insouciant, lighthearted, unconcerned; boon, gleeful, jocund, jolly, jovial, merry, mirthful; blissful, delighted, glad, gratified, happy, joyful, joyous, pleased, satisfied, tickled; beaming, grinning, laughing, smilingNEAR ANTONYMS:
joyless, sad, unhappy, unsatisfied; dull, lethargic, listless, sluggish, torpid; blue, brokenhearted, crestfallen, dejected, depressed, despondent, disconsolate, disheartened, down, downcast, downhearted, droopy, forlorn, hangdog, heavyhearted, inconsolable, low, low-spirited, melancholy, mirthless, sorrowful2.
serving to lift one's spirits
SYNONYMS:
bright, cheering, cheery, gay, gladRELATED WORDS:
gladdening, heartening, heartwarming; gleaming, radiant, sparklingNEAR ANTONYMS:
discouraging, disheartening; colorless, drab, dull, lackluster, lusterless; black, desolate, dispiriting