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English noun: cheerfulness | |||
| 1. | cheerfulness (attribute) the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom | ||
| Samples | Flowers added a note of cheerfulness to the drab room. | ||
| Synonyms | cheer, sunniness, sunshine | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | attribute | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | good-humoredness, good-humouredness, good-naturedness, good-temperedness | ||
| Part meronym | disposition, temperament | ||
| Attribute | cheerful, cheerless, depressing, uncheerful | ||
| Antonyms | uncheerfulness | ||
| 2. | cheerfulness (feeling) a feeling of spontaneous good spirits | ||
| Samples | His cheerfulness made everyone feel better. | ||
| Synonyms | blitheness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | happiness | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | buoyancy, carefreeness, insouciance, lightheartedness, lightsomeness, perkiness | ||
| Antonyms | cheerlessness, uncheerfulness | ||
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