cheerfulness B2 Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /ˈt͡ʃɪɹfəlnəs/ UK /ˈt͡ʃɪəfəlnəs/ See IPA manual Freq #62281 Meanings 1 noun The quality of being happy and full of good spirits. Her cheerfulness made everyone in the office feel better. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the quality of being happy... cheercheerinessgood spirits Word family Forms cheerfulnesses Etymology AI details From Middle English cherefulnes; equivalent to cheerful + -ness. cherefulnes Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Emotions & Feelings External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # cheerfulness **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈt͡ʃɪɹfəlnəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈt͡ʃɪəfəlnəs/ **Frequency rank:** 62281 ## Meanings 1. The quality of being happy and full of good spirits. ## Examples - Her cheerfulness made everyone in the office feel better. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: cherefulnes ## Etymology From Middle English cherefulnes; equivalent to cheerful + -ness. ## AI Etymology Cheerfulness is from Middle English cherefulnes; equivalent to cheerful plus -ness. The suffix -ness turns cheerful into an abstract noun, so the word names the state, condition, or quality associated with the adjective rather than a concrete object. In use as a noun, cheerfulness denotes the quality of being happy and full of good spirits. Typical contexts include “Her cheerfulness made everyone in the office feel better”. ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings markdown