cheery

[cheer-ee]

adjective

cheerier, cheeriest 

1. in good spirits; cheerful; happy.

2. promoting cheer; enlivening.

cheery

/ ˈtʃɪərɪ /

adjective

1. showing or inspiring cheerfulness

Other Word Forms

• cheeriness noun
• cheerily adverb
• uncheerily adverb
• uncheeriness noun
• uncheery adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of cheery¹

First recorded in 1840–50; cheer + -y ¹

Example Sentences

Its storefront, painted with polka dots and decorated with giant butterflies, sits like a cheery oasis in Gustine’s four-block downtown, a riot of green spilling from the planter boxes out front.

From Los Angeles Times

Gunn has sarcastically tried to make the place look cheery — Luthor’s henchmen are dressed in mismatched Hawaiian shirts — but the sequence might give you the shivers.

From Los Angeles Times

His version of the hero is far cheerier and more optimistic that other iterations, particularly compared to Henry Cavill's portrayal of him which was grittier and darker.

From BBC

Several hours later, Newsom read to young students at Compton’s Clinton Elementary School before standing with local leaders in front of a cheery, cartoon mural to launch a new state literacy plan.

From Los Angeles Times

Memorial Day was never meant to be cheery.

From Salon

Related Words

• bright 
• lively 
• pleasant