Meanings
nouncheerishness (uncountable)
- obsoleteuncountablecheerfulness; cheer
There is no Christian duty that is not to be seasoned and set off with cheerishness.
1643, J[ohn] M[ilton], The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce: […], London: […] T[homas] P[aine] and M[atthew] S[immons] […], →OCLC
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cheerishness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheerishness
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