cheerfulness

Roget category 836

6. Words relating to the sentient and moral
› 6.2. Personal affections
›› 6.2.1. Passive affections

#836. Cheerfulness

noun

cheerfulness etc. adj. — geniality, gayety, l'allegro [Fr.], cheer, good humor, spirits — high spirits, animal spirits, flow of spirits — glee, high glee, light heart — sunshine of the mind, sunshine of the breast — gaiete de coeur [Fr.], bon naturel [Fr.].
liveliness etc. adj. — life, alacrity, vivacity, animation, allegresse^† — jocundity, joviality, jollity — levity — jocularity etc. (wit) 842.
mirth, merriment, hilarity, exhilaration — laughter etc. 838 — merrymaking etc. (amusement) 840 — heyday, rejoicing etc. 838 — marriage bell.
nepenthe, Euphrosyne^†, sweet forgetfulness.
optimism etc. (hopefulness) 858 — self complacency — hedonics^†, hedonism.

verb

be cheerful etc. adj. — have the mind at ease, smile, put a good face upon, keep up one's spirits — view the bright side of the picture, view things en couleur de rose [Fr.] — ridentem dicere virum [Lat.], cheer up, brighten up, light up, bear up — chirp, take heart, cast away care, drive dull care away, perk up.
keep a stiff upper lip.
rejoice etc. 838 — carol, chirrup, lilt — frisk, rollick, give a loose to mirth.
cheer, enliven, elate, exhilarate, gladden, inspirit, animate, raise the spirits, inspire — perk up — put in good humor — cheer the heart, rejoice the heart — delight etc. (give pleasure) 829.

adjective

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.

adverb

cheerfully etc. adj..

interjection

never say die!, come!, cheer up!, hurrah!, etc. 838 — hence loathed melancholy!," begone dull care!, away with melancholy!,

phrase

a merry heart goes all the day" [A winter's Tale]; as merry as the day is long" [Much Ado]; ride si sapis [Lat.] [Martial].

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