cheery

Adjective
US[chir-ee]/ˈtʃɪri/2 syllables
Synonyms: gaysunny

Open English WordNet

Adjective (1)cheerier, cheeriest

  1. bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer“a cheery hello”“a gay sunny room”“a sunny smile”Synonyms: gaysunnyOpposite cheerlessSimilar cheerful

Related words cheerfulness noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Cheer′y adjective

Displaying evident cheerfulness; cheerful; lively; gay; bright; pleasant; as, a cheery person; a cheery hello. Syn. — pleasant, sunny. [ + ]

His cheery little study, where the sunshine glimmered so pleasantly.— Nathaniel Hawthorne

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: WordNet 1.5

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