cheerfulness

Meaning

The state of being cheerful; joy.

Synonyms

happiness

gaiety

joy

😂

delight

joyfulness

brightness

mirth

cheer

merriment

jocundity

joviality

gladness

glee

sunshine

geniality

merriness

lightness

buoyancy

sunniness

blitheness

luminance

hilarity

cheeriness

courage

jolliness

jollity

joyousness

kindness

lighthearted

lightheartedness

liveliness

melodious

moxie

peppiness

pertness

pleasantness

pleased

pleasure

readiness

refreshment

rejoicing

simplicity

sprightliness

vivacity

gladfulness

being straight

affability

gladsomeness

airiness

alacrity

Translations

gaieté

alegría

😂

joie

😂

Fröhlichkeit

😂

Frohsinn

giovialità

Heiterkeit

Freundlichkeit

allegria

alegria

😂

giocondità

enjouement

gaîté

Helligkeit

alegria

😂

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈt͡ʃɪɹfəlnəs/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: cherefulnes

In summary

From Middle English cherefulnes; equivalent to cheerful + -ness.