cheerfulness
Plural: cheerfulnesses
Noun
- the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom
- "flowers added a note of cheerfulness to the drab room"
- a feeling of spontaneous good spirits
- "his cheerfulness made everyone feel better"
- The state of being cheerful; joy.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English cherefulnes; equivalent to cheerful + -ness.
Synonyms
blitheness, cheer, sunniness, sunshine, blithesomeness, cheerfulness, cheeriness, contentedness, contentness, delight, delightedness, elatedness, elation, exuberance, exuberantness, felicity, gaiety, gayfulness, gayness, gladness, gladsomeness, glee, gleefulness, gleesomeness, happiness, high spirits, hilarity, jolliness, jollity, joviality, jovialness, joy, joyfulness, joyousness, liss, merriment, merriness, mirth, mirthfulness, pleasedness
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 20
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