1
a
: full of good spirits : merry
a cheerful host
b
: ungrudging
cheerful obedience
2
: conducive to cheer : likely to dispel gloom or worry
sunny cheerful room
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Examples of cheerful in a Sentence
She has a cheerful outlook on life.
He seems a little more cheerful today.
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The news for the Red Sox is not nearly as cheerful, however, Despite the acquisitions of starting pitchers Garrett Crochet and Walker Buehler, Boston will finish dead last in the AL East, winning only 78 games (77.6 is the exact projection).
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Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Since the days of Hillary, Sherpas have been renowned not only for their stamina at high altitudes and capacity for hard work, but also their cheerful friendliness and simple grace.
—John Meyer, The Denver Post, 2 Feb. 2025
Megan Thee Stallion was bright and cheerful despite the early morning call time ahead of the Gaurav Gupta show.
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But Lynch, who died last week, at seventy-eight, made films in which every cheerful surface seemed to obscure an eerie reality.
—Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2025
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Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Since the days of Hillary, Sherpas have been renowned not only for their stamina at high altitudes and capacity for hard work, but also their cheerful friendliness and simple grace.
—John Meyer, The Denver Post, 2 Feb. 2025
Megan Thee Stallion was bright and cheerful despite the early morning call time ahead of the Gaurav Gupta show.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 29 Jan. 2025
But Lynch, who died last week, at seventy-eight, made films in which every cheerful surface seemed to obscure an eerie reality.
—Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2025
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“Cheerful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cheerful. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
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cheerful
adjective
cheer·ful
ˈchi(ə)r-fəl 
1
a
: full of good spirits
a cheerful outlook
b
: willing sense 3
cheerful obedience
2
: pleasantly bright
a sunny cheerful room
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