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cheer‧ful/ˈtʃɪəfəl $ ˈtʃɪr-/ adjective
1. happy, or behaving in a way that shows you are happy:
　 ▪ She’s feeling more cheerful today.
　 ▪ I’m making a real effort to be cheerful despite everything.
cheerful voice/smile/manner etc
　 ▪ ‘I’m Robyn,’ she said with a cheerful smile.
　 ▪ It does me good to see a cheerful face.

2. something that is cheerful makes you feel happy because it is so bright or pleasant:
　 ▪ a bright cheerful Italian restaurant
　 ▪ There was a cheerful picture on the wall.
　 ▪ The house has a cheerful atmosphere.

3. tending to be happy most of the time:
　 ▪ She was a cheerful and agreeable companion.
　 ▪ Before the accident he had been cheerful and confident.

4. [ONLY BEFORE NOUN]
a cheerful attitude shows that you are willing to do whatever is necessary in a happy way:
　 ▪ a cheerful approach to the job

—cheerfully adverb:
　 ▪ He smiled cheerfully.
　 ▪ ‘Morning!’ she called cheerfully.

—cheerfulness noun [UNCOUNTABLE]
⇨ cheap and cheerful at cheap¹(1)
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THESAURUS
▪happy :
　 ▪ Are you happy in your new job?
　 ▪ The film has a happy ending.
　 ▪ a happy childhood
▪cheerful looking happy :
　 ▪ a cheerful face/expression
　 ▪ The room looked bright and cheerful (=it made you feel good).
　 ▪ He seems a lot more cheerful today.
▪be in a good mood to feel happy and relaxed :
　 ▪ It was the day before the vacation and everyone was in a good mood.
▪contented written feeling happy with your life, job, situation etc :
　 ▪ He was contented with his job as a cycle mechanic.
　 ▪ She sat down with a contented expression on her face.
▪pleased/glad [NOT BEFORE NOUN]happy because something good has happened :
　 ▪ I’m pleased I passed my exam.
　 ▪ He was glad to see someone that he knew.

adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a happy/cheerful atmosphere
▪ It's a good school and it has a very happy atmosphere.
cheap and cheerfulBritish English (= simple and not expensive, but of reasonable quality)
▪ a cheap and cheerful Italian restaurant
have a cheerful/sunny etc disposition (=have a happy character)
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
ADVERB
always
▪ She was always cheerful and outgoing.
▪ The atmosphere in the Institute is always cheerful, busy, encouraging, warm and positive.
▪ There was only two teaching staff at Little Stonham, and the headmistress, both of who were friendly and always cheerful.
as
▪ The lads were as cheerful as ever but guarded, like the possessors of unwelcome news.
▪ He is as cheerful in his workday as Stadler is grumpy.
▪ They are about as cheerful as the place they run to.
▪ When later on she went down to the sea she felt almost as cheerful again as in pre-Andrée days.
▪ He was not often as cheerful as the example quoted.
more
▪ He was like a slightly deflated version of John Hall, only much more cheerful.
▪ Hugh became more cheerful than usual.
▪ To have thought this made him more cheerful.
▪ He had been much more cheerful lately, Emmie thought, and all her night fears suddenly seemed childish and silly.
▪ They would like to be feeling more cheerful, enthusiastic and powerful, but don't know how.
▪ Slightly more cheerful results are expected this week from another construction group, Amec.
▪ By the time they reached Paddington he was more cheerful.
so
▪ Hywel is a bit grumpy, and Wyn's so cheerful.
▪ I asked, amazed and a little offended hearing him be so cheerful.
▪ She is so cheerful and manages to cook and clean for herself.
▪ She wondered why he was so morose, he wondered why she was so cheerful.
▪ She had never seen Bella so cheerful ....
▪ Rhoda was forty-eight, blonde, buxom and so cheerful Ken said she ought to be a barmaid.
▪ Was it possible for such a large amount of people as inhabited Athena Gardens to be genuinely so cheerful and contented?
very
▪ If one whisky makes me feel cheerful, four whiskies ought to make me feel very cheerful.
▪ Some of the troops were waving and seemed very cheerful.
▪ She's a very cheerful, quite posh type.
▪ Arnold was a widower and very cheerful and noisy in a hail-fellow-well-met sort of way.
▪ You had to look very cheerful and normal while you worked so that no one would guess you were praying.
▪ When she was either very cheerful or very angry, she cooked.
▪ One evening two young ladies came to visit, and a very cheerful party followed.
▪ I had lit a fire, and the room was very cheerful with the sun shining in.
NOUN
disposition
▪ Her cheerful disposition, sympathy, and tact made her popular.
manner
▪ She has a pleasant, cheerful manner, and was well liked by all who came in contact with her.
▪ But although Maxine Johnson of the Founders still had doubts, he clinched the deal with his easy and cheerful manner.
note
▪ It was a cheerful note on which to end.
smile
▪ An attractive girl with a cheerful smile and laughing eyes was sitting at the cash register by the doorway.
▪ Surface socialism may seem more acceptable, but old ideologies lurk close behind the cheerful smiles.
voice
▪ Or was there something else just evident in his cheerful voice? ... Recalled to the colours ... Rejoin the Regiment.
▪ But here, when they knocked, the door was opened wide and a cheerful voice bade them enter.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
as friendly/cheerful/miserable etc as ever
▪ The lads were as cheerful as ever but guarded, like the possessors of unwelcome news.
strike a happy/cheerful/cautious etc note
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ "Fine, thanks,'' he replied in a cheerful manner.
▪ a cheerful voice
▪ a cheerful, spotlessly clean kitchen
▪ Amelia seemed a little more cheerful today than last week.
▪ Mary Ellen is a cheerful and enthusiastic person.
▪ Salem is a cheerful, pleasant place.
▪ She's kind of like a puppy - she's so cheerful and friendly.
▪ She greeted us with a cheerful smile.
▪ The First Lady was cheerful and energetic during the press conference.
▪ Thomas was cheerful and good-natured, and we soon became good friends.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Bigwig, cheerful at the prospect of action.
▪ Brando's Open 7 days, busy, bustling, cheerful bar.
▪ But Gandhi was stoical in his bearing, cheerful, and confident in his conversations, and had a kindly eye.
▪ For the first time Loi was not his usual cheerful self.
▪ He had a cheerful, efficient look and I liked him straight away.
▪ La Rocca Pizzas, pasta, veal and steak all served with cheerful personal attention.
▪ She faced it all with cheerful enthusiasm.
▪ She was far too cheerful for Sammler.