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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtʃɪərfʊl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈtʃɪrfəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(chēr′fəl)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
cheer•ful /ˈtʃɪrfəl/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. full of cheer;
    happy;
    in good spirits:She was especially cheerful that morning.
  2. pleasant;
    bright;
    causing a feeling of cheer: the cheerful surroundings of her room.
  3. showing good spirits: a cheerful song.
  4. [before a noun] wholehearted;
    willing: a cheerful giver.
cheer•ful•ly, adv. 
cheer•ful•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
cheer•ful  (chēr′fəl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  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.
  • late Middle English cherfull. See cheer, -ful 1400–50
cheer′ful•ly, adv. 
cheer′ful•ness, n. 
    1. cheery, gay, blithe, happy, joyful, joyous, buoyant, sunny, jolly. 4. generous.
    1. miserable. 4. grudging.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cheerful /ˈtʃɪəfʊl/ adj
  1. having a happy disposition; in good spirits
  2. pleasantly bright; gladdening: a cheerful room
  3. hearty; ungrudging; enthusiastic: cheerful help
ˈcheerfully adv ˈcheerfulness n
'cheerful' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Collocations: are in a cheerful mood (today), am not in a very cheerful mood (today), is always (so) cheerful, more...

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