Etymology

cheerfulness

cheer·ful·ness
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Today it means: The state of being cheerful; joy. Full definition →

Middle English cherefulnes
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromcherefulnes
  2. English todaycheerfulness

From Middle English cherefulnes; equivalent to cheerful + -ness.

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