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

When she forced a cheery smile, she took on the appearance of a badly painted marionette.

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“Mmmph-mmmph,” he said to Penelope, in a tone that sounded much like a cheery “Hello.”

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Turns out that earlier visit to the Lakers’ home wasn’t quite as cheery as it seemed then.

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Hassona’s face becomes so familiar to us, we can tell when her cheery disposition is hard to maintain.

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And Perkins can too easily fall back on predictable techniques, overlaying cheery pop songs on top of macabre scenes for cheap ironic effect.

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Related Words

• bright 
• lively 
• pleasant