cheery
- adjective
- /ˈtʃɪəri/
- I hope you're feeling fine this bright and cheery morning.
- bright and cheery
- cheery voice
- cheery smile
They got one and they're going to go for her because she's cheery, she's happy, she's energetic.
- They got one and they're going to go for her because she's cheery, she's happy, she's energetic.
- I was told if I really want this to be in serious consideration for an Emmy, I should be cheerier, that it's maybe too surly.
- So while I understand wanting a spotless mind, believing that, I just wish I could view the world as oh so cheery and happy and easy and breezy and good.
- I think it's like nice and bright and cheery and oh by the way Speaking of a background, I have been obsessed with people's rooms.
- And you've got people who, on the sort of bright and cheery side of the spectrum, just feel lost, feel that the system is corrupt and broken.
- And as I pull in, there's these two women, just one of them cheery no.
Examples
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The bride, Doris, young and cheery, is on her way to see Phil.
Fiction book (1993) -
Inside, the room was cheery, the bedside lamp throwing soft shadows against the far wall.
Fiction book (1993) -
So it's a very cheery looking thing, Wednesday.
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It's a very cheery, cheery song
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You all seem rather cheery.
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Sometimes people came in and played something cheery on the piano, but never during his shift.
Fiction book (1998) -
Yeah, she's still very happy and cheery and her normal, her normal self.
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"Sweetie?" in a calm, cheery voice that betrayed none of the anxiety she felt.
Fiction book (1998) -
Serafina was already in, and she greeted me with a cheery, "Good morning, Benoy."
Fiction book (1992) -
I hope you're feeling fine this bright and cheery morning.
Synonyms
Bright with sunlight or cheerful and pleasant like sunshine
Full of happiness and cheer
Happy in a way you show with a smile or friendly actions
Cheerful and lively without worry
Happy and not serious
Showing bright, friendly eyes or a warm smile
Smiling brightly because you feel happy
Smiling very widely and looking clearly happy
Feeling happy and cheerful
Antonyms
How Cheerful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word cheery comes from the older word cheer, which once meant 'face' or 'expression' in old French and old English, so it was about how someone looked or felt. That's why cheery means 'happy' and 'bright' and can make other people feel better.