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cheery

adjective \ˈchir-ē\

: having or causing happy feelings

cheer·i·ercheer·i·est

Full Definition of CHEERY

1
:  marked by cheerfulness or good spirits
2
:  causing or suggesting cheerfulness <cheery music>
— cheer·i·ly \ˈchir-ə-lē\ adverb
— cheer·i·ness \ˈchir-ē-nəs\ noun
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First Known Use of CHEERY

15th century

Related to CHEERY

Synonyms
blithe, blithesome, bright, buoyant, canty [British dialect], cheerful, chipper, eupeptic, gay, gladsome, lightsome, sunny, upbeat, winsome
Antonyms
dour, gloomy, glum, morose, saturnine, sulky, sullen

Rhymes with CHEERY

beery, bleary, dreary, eerie, leery, Peary, peri, quaere, query, smeary, sphery, teary, veery, weary
CHEERINESS Defined for Kids

cheery

adjective \ˈchir-ē\
cheer·i·ercheer·i·est

Definition of CHEERY for Kids

:  merry and bright in manner or effect :  cheerful <a cheery voice> <a cheery welcome>
— cheer·i·ly \-ə-lē\ adverb <spoke cheerily>
— cheer·i·ness \-ē-nəs\ noun

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