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

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of cheery¹

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

Example Sentences

However bored the person helping you at the window may seem, or if they’re disinclined to return your cheery hello, that person in line before you may have been a jerk.

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Dutch Bros Coffee, the drive-thru coffee chain that has gained a loyal following for its expansive menu and cheery energy, is expanding its footprint in Los Angeles.

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His performance as Seth Milchick in Season 2 of “Severance” showcases his range, as his character seesaws from a cheery to chilling middle manager.

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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.

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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.

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Related Words

• bright 
• lively 
• pleasant