Hypertext Webster Gateway: "cheerful"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cheerful \Cheer"ful\, a.
Having or showing good spirits or joy; cheering; cheery;
contented; happy; joyful; lively; animated; willing.
To entertain a cheerful disposition. --Shak.
The cheerful birds of sundry kind Do chant sweet music.
--Spenser.
A cheerful confidence in the mercy of God. --Macaulay.
This general applause and cheerful shout. --Shak.
Syn: Lively; animated; gay; joyful; lightsome; gleeful;
blithe; airy; sprightly; jocund; jolly; joyous;
vivacious; buoyant; sunny; happy; hopeful.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
cheerful
adj 1: being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good
spirits; "her cheerful nature"; "a cheerful greeting";
"a cheerful room"; "as cheerful as anyone confined to
a hospital bed could be" [ant: {cheerless}]
2: pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic [syn: {pollyannaish},
{upbeat}]
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