cheerfulness
NounUS[cheer-fuhl-nuhs]/ˈtʃɪrfəlnəs/3 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (2)
- the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom“flowers added a note of cheerfulness to the drab room”Synonyms: cheersunninesssunshineType of attributeKinds good-temperedness, good-humorednessPart of disposition, temperamentAttribute of cheerful, depressing
- a feeling of spontaneous good spirits“his cheerfulness made everyone feel better”Synonyms: blithenessType of happinessKinds carefreeness, buoyancy
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Cheer′ful·ness noun
Good spirits; a state of moderate joy or gayety; alacrity.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54