Meaning

2 senses
  1. Noticeably happy and optimistic.

    fröhlich, vergnügt, freundlich

    весёлыйvesjólyj

    весе́лийvesélyj

    pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic

  2. Bright and pleasant.

    They enjoyed a cheerful room.

Examples

154 sentences
  1. He is always cheerful.

    Він завжди веселий.

    ruОн всегда весёлый.

    deEr ist stets munter und fidel.

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  2. Tom is very cheerful.

    Том дуже веселий.

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  3. Why are you so cheerful?

    Чому ти такий веселий?

    ruПочему ты такой весёлый?

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  4. He is a cheerful old man.

    deEr ist ein fröhlicher alter Mann.

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  5. I like girls to be cheerful.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
happy:
Русский
By meaning 1
happy:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
happy:
bright:

Origin

From Middle English chereful, cherful, equivalent to cheer + -ful.

From Middle English chereful, cherful, equivalent to cheer + -ful.

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Forms

more cheerful/cheerfuler/cheerfuller, most cheerful/cheerfulest/cheerfullest

Synonyms

73 synonyms

Antonyms

5 antonyms

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
cheerful — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto