Cheerfulness

Synonyms for cheerfulness
noun happiness

glee
encouragement
gladness
gaiety
buoyancy
solace
comfort

liveliness
animation
exuberance
hilarity
joy
delight
geniality

merriment
optimism
jocundity
cheer
mirth
joyousness
hopefulness

jauntiness
cheeriness
good cheer
light-heartedness

Antonyms for cheerfulness

sadness
sorrow
woe
melancholy

discouragement
unhappiness
depression
distress

irritation
misery
gloom
cheerlessness

Concept Thesaurus for word cheerfulness
1. Passive Affections
Synonyms – noun

cheerfulness
cheer
animal spirits
light heart
bon naturel.
vivacity
joviality
mirth
laughter
nepenthe
hedonics

geniality
good humor
flow of spirits
sunshine of the mind
liveliness
animation
jollity
merriment
merrymaking (amusement)
Euphrosyne.
hedonism.

gayety
spirits
glee
sunshine of the breast
life
allegresse
levity
hilarity
heyday, rejoicing
optimism (hopefulness)

l’allegro
high spirits
high glee
gaiete de coeur
alacrity
jocundity
jocularity (wit)
exhilaration
marriage bell.
self complacency

Synonyms – verbs

be cheerful
keep up one’s spirits
cheer up
chirp
perk up.
chirrup
give a loose to mirth.
exhilarate
raise the spirits
cheer the heart

have the mind at ease
view the bright side of the picture
brighten up
take heart
keep a stiff upper lip.
lilt
cheer
gladden
inspire
rejoice the heart

smile
view things en couleur de rose
light up
cast away care
rejoice
frisk
enliven
inspirit
perk up
delight (give pleasure)

put a good face upon
ridentem dicere virum
bear up
drive dull care away
carol
rollick
elate
animate
put in good humor

Synonyms – adjectives

cheerful
of good cheer
in good spirits
in high spirits
gay as a lark
lightsome
bright
jaunty
sprightly
spiritful
brisk as a bee
full of spirit
hopeful
joyful
jolly as a thrush
gleesome
bonny

happy
smiling
breezy
in high feather
allegro
lighthearted
free and easy
canty
sprightful
lively
sparkling
all alive.
merry as a cricket
joyous
jolly as a sandboy
hilarious
hearty

cheery
blithe
bully
happy as the day is long
debonair
buoyant
airy
hedonic
spry
animated
sportive
sunny
merry as a grig
jocund
blithesome
rattling.
buxom.

cheerly
in spirits
chipper [U.S.]
happy as a king
light
debonnaire
janty
riant
spirited
vivacious
full of play
palmy
merry as a marriage bell
jovial
gleeful
winsome

Synonyms – phrases
“a merry heart goes all the day” [A winter’s Tale]; “as merry as the day is long” [Much Ado]; ride si sapis [Martial].
Antonyms

dejection

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