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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits;
- Example: "her cheerful nature"
- Example: "a cheerful greeting"
- Example: "a cheerful room"
- Example: "as cheerful as anyone confined to a hospital bed could be"

2. pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic;
[syn: cheerful, pollyannaish, upbeat]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Cheerful \Cheer"ful\ (ch[=e]r"f[.u]l; 277), a.
   Having or showing good spirits or joy; cheering; cheery;
   contented; happy; joyful; lively; animated; willing.
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         To entertain a cheerful disposition.     --Shak.
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         The cheerful birds of sundry kind
         Do chant sweet music.                    --Spenser.
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         A cheerful confidence in the mercy of God. --Macaulay.
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         This general applause and cheerful shout. --Shak.

   Syn: Lively; animated; gay; joyful; lightsome; gleeful;
        blithe; airy; sprightly; jocund; jolly; joyous;
        vivacious; buoyant; sunny; happy; hopeful.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

cheerful
    adj 1: being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good
           spirits; "her cheerful nature"; "a cheerful greeting"; "a
           cheerful room"; "as cheerful as anyone confined to a
           hospital bed could be" [ant: cheerless, depressing,
           uncheerful]
    2: pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic [syn:
       cheerful, pollyannaish, upbeat]