cheery

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Australia, UK/ˈt͡ʃɪəɹi//ˈt͡ʃɪɹi/US/ˈt͡ʃɪɚi/US/ˈt͡ʃiɹi/

adjective

In a good mood, happy, cheerful.

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gaysunnycheerful
OriginMiddle English cheri →
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Meanings

adjectivecheery (comparative cheerier, superlative cheeriest)

comparative cheerier · superlative cheeriest

  1. In a good mood, happy, cheerful.

    The air, too, was heavy with perfume, and a nightingale, high in the heavens, gave out a cheery song of welcome.

    1936, F.J. Thwaites, chapter XXII, in The Redemption, Sydney: H. John Edwards, published 1940, page 222

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivebright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

Similar
gaysunnycheerful
Also see
berserkbrightcheerfulgayhappyheartyjovialjoyousmellowmerrymirthsomeoverjoyedsanguinesunny

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishcheri
  2. Englishcheery

From Middle English cheri, equivalent to cheer + -y.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with cheery

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Anagrams

reechy
Cite this entry
APA

cheery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheery

MLA

“cheery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheery. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cheery,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheery.

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