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Antonyms for cheeriness


Grammar : Noun
Spell : cheer-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtʃɪər i



Definition of cheeriness

Origin :
  • mid-15c., from cheer (n.) + -y (2). The colloquial alternative to cheerful. Related: Cheerily; cheeriness.
  • As in cheerfulness : noun happiness
  • As in buoyancy/buoyance : noun lightness in spirit
  • As in blithesomeness : noun gaiety
  • As in cheer : noun happiness
  • As in joyfulness : noun happiness
  • As in geniality : noun extreme niceness
  • As in happiness : noun high spirits, satisfaction
Example sentences :
  • But the captain did not show the cheeriness that follows a successful operation.
  • Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola
  • But he brought into the house with him a whiff of cheeriness and hope for which I could not but be grateful.
  • Extract from : « The Stark Munro Letters » by J. Stark Munro
  • There was an infectious courage and cheeriness about Patricia's words.
  • Extract from : « Judy of York Hill » by Ethel Hume Patterson Bennett
  • There was, too, a breezy sort of cheeriness about the whole place.
  • Extract from : « Sixty years with Plymouth Church » by Stephen M. Griswold
  • But all the cheeriness had gone out of his face, which had grown almost pale.
  • Extract from : « The Patrician » by John Galsworthy
  • Her strained expression gave the lie to the cheeriness of her words.
  • Extract from : « Planet of the Damned » by Harry Harrison
  • Some of this garniture had been removed, others softened into cheeriness and comfort.
  • Extract from : « The Parisians, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • "What's yours is mine, I thought," he observed, with a sorry affectation of cheeriness.
  • Extract from : « The Beth Book » by Sarah Grand
  • The cheeriness of his constant cry, Christo, Christo y Santiago!
  • Extract from : « The Fair God » by Lew Wallace
  • A great deal of valour and cheeriness had to be sustained on ½ lb.
  • Extract from : « South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. V (of VI) » by Louis Creswicke

Synonyms for cheeriness

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