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cheerful

adjective

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

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Word length
8
Starts with
C
Ends with
L
Contains
HE
Scrabble score
16
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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adjective

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

    “her cheerful nature”

adjective

  1. pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic

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Example Sentences

her cheerful nature
a cheerful greeting
a cheerful room
as cheerful as anyone confined to a hospital bed could be

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