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cheerful

/'ʧirfəl/

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adjective
pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic
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pollyannaish upbeat optimistic
adjective
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
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"her cheerful nature" "a cheerful greeting" "a cheerful room" "as cheerful as anyone confined to a hospital bed could be"

Similar:

cheery chipper chirpy debonair debonaire gay glad jaunty light-hearted lighthearted lightsome perky smiling sunny twinkly beaming beamish blithe blithesome buoyant

Opposite:

depressing

Examples of cheerful

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