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chappy

chappy

1 8.1
Happy and full of energy
  • adjective
  • /ˈtʃæpi/
  • UK
: alegre
  • Her chappy attitude made everyone around her feel joyful.

Examples

  • I love the Essex like cheeky, chappy, so cute.

  • The children were all chappy as they played in the sun.

  • He greeted us with a chappy smile that brightened our day.

Synonyms

merry
vschappy
481 1.0

Happy and lively, full of fun and energy

is cheerful and lively but not necessarily full of fun
lively
vschappy
109 1.3

Having a lot of energy and enthusiasm

is more about a pleasant mood than energetic movement
jolly
vschappy
100 1.0

Happy and lively in a friendly way

is cheerful and lively but less focused on high spirited fun
cheerful
vschappy
99 1.0

Happy in a way you show with a smile or friendly actions

adds lively action rather than only positive mood
upbeat
vschappy
76 3.8

Feeling cheerful and hopeful, sometimes too positive for the situation

is cheerful and lively without extra sense of hopeful optimism
perky
vschappy
46 4.1

Cheerful and full of energy

is cheerful and lively without the extra confident tone
bubbly
vschappy
19 3.2

Full of cheerful energy and excitement

is cheerful and lively but less openly effusive
peppy
vschappy
  • Informal
15 3.1

Full of energy and excitement

is cheerful and lively but with milder energy
light-hearted
vschappy
14 3.5

Happy and not serious

is cheerful and lively and can still be serious when needed
jovial
vschappy
13 3.9

Happy and friendly in a lively, joking way

is cheerful and lively without extra emphasis on friendly humor
buoyant
vschappy
10 5.8

Cheerful and full of energy

is cheerful and lively without stressing sustained optimism
blithe
vschappy
6 7.5

Happy and not worried about problems, sometimes seeming not to care

is cheerful and lively without implying careless unconcern
ebullient
vschappy
6 8.2

Very lively and full of energy

is cheerful and lively but less wildly unrestrained
ducky
vschappy
  • Archaic
4 8.1

Cute and cheerful in a way that makes people smile

is cheerful and lively without the extra cute charming tone
chirpy
vschappy
  • Informal
4 3.1

Feeling happy and full of energy

is cheerful and lively in mood without extra visible energy
beamish
vschappy
  • Archaic
1 9.9

Smiling brightly because you feel happy

is cheerful and lively in ordinary everyday language
chippy
vschappy
  • UK
1 7.7

Being lively and cheerful, often a little cheeky

is cheerful and lively but not necessarily cheeky
in a jolly mood
vschappy
1 2.8

Feeling happy and cheerful

is cheerful and lively in both mood and behavior
larky
vschappy
  • UK
1 7.4

Playful and silly in a way that makes people laugh

is cheerful and lively but not focused on playful joking
blithesome
vschappy
  • Archaic
1 9.9

Happy and not worried about things

is cheerful and lively but not specifically carefree
pippy
vschappy
  • Informal
8.1

Being full of energy and cheerful

is cheerful and lively used in standard contexts not only informal
bly
vschappy
  • Archaic
9.9

Happy and lively in an old-fashioned way

is cheerful and lively in modern common usage rather than dialect

Antonyms

gloomy
29 2.5

Feeling sad and without much hope

morose
14 7.9

Being quiet and unhappy and showing little interest in others

Compounds

happy chappy
  • Archaic
1 8.2

A cheerful, friendly man who often smiles

How Cheerful

exuberant
22 5.9
merry
481 1.0
chappy
  • UK
1 8.1
content
17 1.0

Surface Forms

chappy positive

Morphology

chappy = chap (opaque) = chap + y

Although formally 'chap' + '-y', the adjectival sense 'cheerful, lively' is not transparently derived from 'chap' for most learners and appears to reflect a meaning shift or dialectal usage.

Etymology

Chappy can mean cheerful. A helpful way to remember this is to think of it like a mix of cheerful and happy—it sounds like 'happy', so it means 'cheerful and lively'.