Encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators.

synonym: shouting.

Providing freedom from worry.

synonyms: comforting, satisfying.

Roget 836: cheerful; happy etc. 827; cheery, cheerly^†; of good cheer, smiling; blithe; in spirits, in good spirits; breezy, bully, chipper [U.S.]; in high spirits, in high feather; happy as the day is long, happy as a king; gay as a lark; allegro; debonair; light, lightsome, light hearted; buoyant, debonnaire, bright, free and easy, airy; janty^†, jaunty, canty^†; hedonic^†; riant^†; sprightly, sprightful^†; spry; spirited, spiritful^†; lively, animated, vivacious; brisk as a bee; sparkling, sportive; full of play, full of spirit; all alive.    sunny, palmy; hopeful etc. 858.    merry as a cricket, merry as a grig^†, merry as a marriage bell; joyful, joyous, jocund, jovial; jolly as a thrush, jolly as a sandboy^†; blithesome; gleeful, gleesome^†; hilarious, rattling.    winsome, bonny, hearty, buxom.    playful, playsome^†; folatre [Fr.], playful as a kitten, tricksy^†, frisky, frolicsome; gamesome; jocose, jocular, waggish; mirth loving, laughter-loving; mirthful, rollicking.    elate, elated; exulting, jubilant, flushed; rejoicing etc. 838; cock-a-hoop.    cheering, inspiriting, exhilarating; cardiac, cardiacal^†; pleasing etc. 829; palmy.    ... show more

Roget 858: hoping etc. v.; in hopes etc. n.; hopeful, confident; secure etc. (certain) 484; sanguine, in good heart, buoyed up, buoyant, elated, flushed, exultant, enthusiastic; heartsome^†; utopian.    unsuspecting, unsuspicious; fearless, free from fear, free from suspicion, free from distrust, free from despair, exempt from fear, exempt from suspicion, exempt from distrust, exempt from despair; undespairing^†, self reliant.    probable, on the high road to; within sight of shore, within sight of land; promising, propitious; of promise, full of promise; of good omen; auspicious, de bon augure [Fr.]; reassuring; encouraging, cheering, inspiriting, looking up, bright, roseate, couleur de rose [Fr.], rose-colored.    ... show more

Roget 829: causing pleasure etc. v.; laetificant^†; pleasure-giving, pleasing, pleasant, pleasurable; agreeable; grateful, gratifying; leef^†, lief, acceptable; welcome, welcome as the roses in May; welcomed; favorite; to one's taste, to one's mind, to one's liking; satisfactory etc. (good) 648.    refreshing; comfortable; cordial; genial; glad, gladsome; sweet, delectable, nice, dainty; delicate, delicious; dulcet; luscious etc. 396; palatable etc. 394; luxurious, voluptuous; sensual etc. 377.    [of people] attractive etc. 615; inviting, prepossessing, engaging; winning, winsome; taking, fascinating, captivating, killing; seducing, seductive; heart-robbing, alluring, enticing; appetizing etc. (exciting) 824; cheering etc. 836; bewitching; enchanting, entrancing, enravishing^†.    charming; delightful, felicitous, exquisite; lovely etc. (beautiful) 845; ravishing, rapturous; heartfelt, thrilling, ecstatic; beatic^†; beatific; seraphic; empyrean; elysian etc. (heavenly) 981.    palmy, halcyon, Saturnian.    ... show more

Roget 602: willing, minded, fain, disposed, inclined, favorable; favorably-minded, favorably inclined, favorably disposed; nothing loth; in the vein, in the mood, in the humor, in the mind.    ready, forward, earnest, eager; bent upon etc. (desirous) 865; predisposed, propense^†.    docile; persuadable, persuasible; suasible^†, easily persuaded, facile, easy-going; tractable etc. (pliant) 324; genial, gracious, cordial, cheering, hearty; content etc. (assenting) 488.    voluntary, gratuitous, spontaneous; unasked etc. (ask) etc. 765; unforced etc. (free) 748.    ... show more