US /ˈtʃɪri/ UK /ˈtʃɪəri/
adj

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    bright and pleasant; cheerful

    She greeted them with a cheery wave from the doorway.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · bright and pleasant; cheerful cheerfulbrightjollymerrysunnybuoyantblitheupbeat
Word family
Derived forms cheerilycheeriness
Related forms cheercheerfulcheerless

Etymology

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

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