cheerfulness
41happiness — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Good humor] Syn. mirth, merrymaking, cheer, merriment, joyousness, vivacity, laughter, delight, gladness, good spirits, hilarity, playfulness, exuberance, gaiety, cheerfulness, buoyancy, good will, rejoicing, joviality,… …
42Pleasure — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Pleasure >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 pleasure pleasure gratification enjoyment fruition Sgm: N 1 oblectation oblectation delectation Sgm: N 1 relish relish zest Sgm: N 1 gusto gusto …
43Content — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Content >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 content content contentment contentedness Sgm: N 1 complacency complacency satisfaction entire satisfaction ease heart s ease peace of mind Sgm: N 1 serenity serenity …
44cheerful — [[t]tʃɪ͟ə(r)fʊl[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Someone who is cheerful is happy and shows this in their behaviour. They are both very cheerful in spite of their colds... Jack sounded quite cheerful about the idea. Syn: cheery Derived words: cheerfully ADV… …
45spirit — I. n. 1. Air, breath. 2. Life. 3. Vital essence (apart from matter), immaterial substance. 4. Soul, pure intelligence, inner man. 5. Soul, disembodied soul. 6. Apparition, ghost, spectre, shade, phantom. 7 …
46chirp — vb Chirp, chirrup, cheep, peep, tweet, twitter, chitter can all mean as verbs to make the little sounds character istic of small animals and as nouns the little sounds so made, and all can be extended to sounds and the making of sounds (as by… …
47discourage — vb 1 Discourage, dishearten, dispirit, deject mean to weaken in qualities that maintain interest, zeal, activity, or power to continue or to resist. Discourage implies not only the loss of courage and confidence but the entrance of fear and the… …
48mirth — mirth, glee, jollity, hilarity are comparable when they mean the mood or temper of a person or a group of persons manifesting joy or high spirits especially in laughter, play, or merrymaking. Mirth often implies lightness of heart and a love of… …
49sadness — sadness, depression, melancholy, melancholia, dejection, gloom, blues, dumps are comparable when they mean a state of mind when one is unhappy or low spirited or an attack of low spirits. Sadness is the general term; apart from the context it… …
50cheerful — /ˈtʃɪəfəl/ (say chearfuhl) adjective 1. full of cheer; in good spirits: a cheerful person. 2. promoting cheer; pleasant; bright: cheerful surroundings. 3. arising from good spirits or cheerfulness: cheerful song. 4. hearty or ungrudging: cheerful …
