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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