cheery

[ cheer-ee ]

adjective

, cheer·i·er, cheer·i·est.

1. in good spirits; cheerful; happy.
2. promoting cheer; enlivening.

cheery

/ ˈtʃɪərɪ /

adjective

1. showing or inspiring cheerfulness

Derived Forms

• ˈcheeriness, noun
• ˈcheerily, adverb

Other Words From

• cheeri·ly adverb
• cheeri·ness noun
• un·cheeri·ly adverb
• un·cheeri·ness noun
• un·cheery adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of cheery¹

First recorded in 1840–50; cheer + -y ¹

Example Sentences

Now, that sounds cheery as hell, and I won’t try to persuade you there isn’t cause for concern.

From Salon

But for the last week and a half a tiny, cheery red machine has been rewarding me with a fanfare when I decide to rise.

From Los Angeles Times

But she’d never written a Christmas song until she and her collaborator Walter Afanasieff cranked one out over the course of a summer afternoon: a cheery, uptempo number driven by jingling sleigh bells, lush girl-group vocal harmonies and an inhumanly speedy keyboard lick.

From Los Angeles Times

They also shared YouTube clips with no context and fake cheery messages.

From Los Angeles Times

They were my cheery guides as I drove through the Arapaho National Forest, surrounded by too many dead trees.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• bright
• lively
• pleasant