cheerful tone
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2.6
- noun
- She spoke in a cheerful tone, making everyone feel welcome.
- a more cheerful tone
Examples
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Finally, she repeated in a more composed and cheerful tone: "Nobody but us this morning."
Fiction book (1992) -
"As you say," Perig agreed in the same cheerful tone.
Fiction book (1999) -
As she put the bowl on the floor, she said in, for her, a cheerful tone,
Fiction book (1996) -
I tried to adopt a cheerful tone.
Fiction book (1993) -
How can I help you?" His cheerful tone rang hollow at four twenty in the morning.
Fiction book (1998) -
His cheerful tone brightened up the entire room during the meeting.
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Despite the bad news, she maintained a cheerful tone to reassure her friends.
Synonyms
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1.0
A feeling of happiness that makes people less sad
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3.2
A strong feeling of being very happy and excited
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3.0
Feeling very happy and full of energy
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1.0
A happy mood that makes you smile and helps others feel good
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1.6
A feeling of happiness and energy that makes others feel hopeful
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6.0
A cheerful, friendly mood that makes people feel good
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3.3
A cheerful relaxed way of speaking that shows no worry
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4.4
A happy, lively mood that makes people smile
Antonyms
How Cheerful
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2.6
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4.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from 'cheerful' (joyful/optimistic) modifying 'tone' (voice or mood); a B1 learner who knows both words would infer a manner of speaking that is happy. This simple adjectival-noun composition is a literal, cross-linguistically common pattern, so the overall meaning is immediately comprehensible from the parts.
Etymology
Cheerful tone comes from music: a bright, happy tone or note can make people feel good. So when someone's voice has that same bright sound, we call it a cheerful tone, meaning 'a manner of speaking that is happy'.