US /ˈtʃɪrinəs/ UK /ˈtʃɪərinəs/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    the quality of being bright and cheerful

    Her cheeriness lifted the spirits of everyone in the office.

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Synonyms
1 noun · the quality of being bright... cheerfulnessgaietybrightnessjollitymerrimentbuoyancy
Opposites
Word family
Related forms cheercheerycheerful

Etymology

From cheery + -ness. Cheer is from Old French chiere ('face, mood'), from Late Latin cara ('face'), from Greek kara ('head').

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