cheeriness C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈtʃɪrinəs/ UK /ˈtʃɪərinəs/ See IPA manual Minimal pairs Sounds like chilliness /l/ vs /ɹ/ Meanings 1 noun the quality of being bright and cheerful Her cheeriness lifted the spirits of everyone in the office. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the quality of being bright... cheerfulnessgaietybrightnessjollitymerrimentbuoyancy ↔ Opposites gloomglumnessmelancholydejection Word family Related forms cheercheerycheerful Etymology AI details From cheery + -ness. Cheer is from Old French chiere ('face, mood'), from Late Latin cara ('face'), from Greek kara ('head'). chiere Old French cara la-lat View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # cheeriness **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈtʃɪrinəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈtʃɪərinəs/ ## Meanings 1. the quality of being bright and cheerful ## Examples - Her cheeriness lifted the spirits of everyone in the office. ## Synonyms - cheerfulness - gaiety - brightness - jollity - merriment - buoyancy ## Antonyms - gloom - glumness - melancholy - dejection ## Related Forms - cheer - cheery - cheerful ## Roots and Affixes - Root: chiere - Root: cara ## Etymology From cheery + -ness. Cheer is from Old French chiere ('face, mood'), from Late Latin cara ('face'), from Greek kara ('head'). ## AI Etymology Cheeriness is from cheery + -ness. Cheer is from Old French chiere ('face, mood'), from Late Latin cara ('face'), from Greek kara ('head'). In present-day use, it means the quality of being bright and cheerful. Related vocabulary includes cheer, cheery, and cheerful. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown