cheerfulness

Noun
US[cheer-fuhl-nuhs]/ˈtʃɪrfəlnəs/3 syllables

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)

  1. 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
  2. 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

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