Cheerful — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits

pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈɪsti/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɪstɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɪstɪd/

2 syllables Say it as /kɹˈɪsti/.

Examples

her cheerful nature
a cheerful greeting
a cheerful room

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pollyannaish upbeat

Antonyms

depressing

Parts of Speech

adjective	being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits “her cheerful nature”
adjective	pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic

Word Forms

cheerfulness

noun

the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

heiter

voller Fröhlichkeit sein oder Fröhlichkeit fördern; gute Laune haben oder zeigen

🇫🇷French

joyeux

être plein de joie ou promouvoir la joie ; avoir ou faire preuve de bonne humeur

🇪🇸Spanish

alegre

estar lleno de alegría o promoverla; tener o mostrar buen humor

🇮🇹Italian

allegro

essere pieno o promuovere l'allegria; avere o mostrare buon umore

🇳🇱Dutch

vrolijk

vol zijn van of het bevorderen van vrolijkheid; een goed humeur hebben of tonen

🇵🇹Portuguese

alegre

estar cheio ou promover alegria; ter ou mostrar bom humor

🇷🇺Russian

жизнерадостный

быть полным или способствовать приветствию; иметь или показывать хорошее настроение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हंसमुख

उत्साह से भरा होना या प्रचार करना; अच्छी भावनाएँ रखना या दिखाना

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রফুল্ল

পূর্ণ হওয়া বা উল্লাস প্রচার করা; ভালো আত্মা থাকা বা দেখানো

🇮🇳Tamil

மகிழ்ச்சியான

முழுமையாய் இருப்பது அல்லது உற்சாகத்தை ஊக்குவித்தல்; நல்ல ஆவிகளைக் கொண்டிருத்தல் அல்லது காட்டுதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉల్లాసంగా

ఉల్లాసంగా ఉండటం లేదా ప్రోత్సహించడం; మంచి ఆత్మలను కలిగి ఉండటం లేదా చూపించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

आनंदी

आनंदाने भरलेले किंवा प्रोत्साहन देणे; चांगले आत्मा असणे किंवा दर्शविणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખુશખુશાલ

ઉત્સાહથી ભરેલું હોવું અથવા તેને પ્રોત્સાહન આપવું; સારી ભાવનાઓ રાખવી અથવા બતાવવી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹರ್ಷಚಿತ್ತದಿಂದ

ಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿರುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ಉಲ್ಲಾಸವನ್ನು ಉತ್ತೇಜಿಸುವುದು; ಒಳ್ಳೆಯ ಮನೋಭಾವವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ತೋರಿಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രസന്നമായ

നിറഞ്ഞിരിക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സന്തോഷത്തെ പ്രോത്സാഹിപ്പിക്കുക; നല്ല ആത്മാക്കൾ ഉള്ളതോ കാണിക്കുന്നതോ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹੱਸਮੁੱਖ

ਖੁਸ਼ੀ ਨਾਲ ਭਰਪੂਰ ਹੋਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਉਤਸ਼ਾਹਿਤ ਕਰਨਾ; ਚੰਗੀ ਆਤਮਾਵਾਂ ਹੋਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਦਿਖਾਉਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

خوشگوار

خوشی سے بھرا ہونا یا فروغ دینا؛ اچھی روحیں رکھنا یا دکھانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

快乐

充满或促进欢乐；拥有或表现出良好的精神状态

🇯🇵Japanese

陽気な

元気いっぱい、または元気を促進する。元気を持っている、または元気を示している

🇰🇷Korean

쾌활한

환호로 가득 차 있거나 격려하는 것; 좋은 기분을 가지거나 보여주는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vui vẻ

tràn đầy hoặc thúc đẩy sự cổ vũ; có hoặc thể hiện tinh thần tốt

🇹🇭Thai

ร่าเริง

เต็มไปด้วยหรือส่งเสริมความรื่นเริง มีหรือแสดงจิตใจที่ดี

🇮🇩Indonesian

ceria

penuh atau mempromosikan keceriaan; memiliki atau menunjukkan semangat yang baik

🇵🇭Filipino

masayahin

pagiging puno ng o pagtataguyod ng kasiyahan; pagkakaroon o pagpapakita ng mabuting espiritu

🇲🇾Malay

ceria

penuh dengan atau mempromosikan keceriaan; mempunyai atau menunjukkan semangat yang baik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مبتهج

أن تكون ممتلئًا بالبهجة أو تروج لها؛ وجود أو إظهار الروح المعنوية الجيدة

🇮🇷Persian

شاد

شاد بودن یا ترویج آن؛ داشتن یا نشان دادن روحیه خوب

🇹🇷Turkish

neşeli

neşeyle dolu olmak veya teşvik etmek; iyi ruhlara sahip olmak veya göstermek

🇮🇱Hebrew

עַלִיז

להיות מלא או לקדם עידוד; שיש או מראה מצב רוח טוב

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