Cheery — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈɪstɪspˌɪɹə/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɪstəntʃˌɪmə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɪstəntʃˌɪmə/

2 syllables Say it as /kɹˈɪstɪspˌɪɹə/.

Examples

a cheery hello
a gay sunny room
a sunny smile

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

gay sunny

Parts of Speech

adjective

bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

“a cheery hello”

Word Forms

cheer	noun	the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom
sunniness	noun	the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

heiter

hell und angenehm; ein Gefühl der Fröhlichkeit fördern

🇫🇷French

gai

lumineux et agréable ; favoriser un sentiment de joie

🇪🇸Spanish

alegre

brillante y agradable; promoviendo un sentimiento de alegría

🇮🇹Italian

allegro

luminoso e piacevole; promuovere un sentimento di allegria

🇳🇱Dutch

vrolijk

helder en aangenaam; het bevorderen van een gevoel van vrolijkheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

alegre

brilhante e agradável; promovendo uma sensação de alegria

🇷🇺Russian

веселый

яркий и приятный; содействие чувству бодрости

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रसन्न

उज्ज्वल और सुखद; प्रसन्नता की भावना को बढ़ावा देना

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রফুল্ল

উজ্জ্বল এবং মনোরম; উল্লাসের অনুভূতি প্রচার করা

🇮🇳Tamil

மகிழ்ச்சியான

பிரகாசமான மற்றும் இனிமையான; உற்சாக உணர்வை ஊக்குவித்தல்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉల్లాసంగా

ప్రకాశవంతమైన మరియు ఆహ్లాదకరమైన; ఉల్లాస భావనను ప్రచారం చేయడం

🇮🇳Marathi

आनंदी

तेजस्वी आणि आनंददायी; आनंदाची भावना वाढवणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખુશખુશાલ

તેજસ્વી અને સુખદ; આનંદની લાગણીને પ્રોત્સાહન આપવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹರ್ಷಚಿತ್ತದಿಂದ

ಪ್ರಕಾಶಮಾನವಾದ ಮತ್ತು ಆಹ್ಲಾದಕರ; ಉಲ್ಲಾಸದ ಭಾವನೆಯನ್ನು ಉತ್ತೇಜಿಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

സന്തോഷകരമായ

ശോഭയുള്ളതും മനോഹരവുമാണ്; സന്തോഷത്തിൻ്റെ ഒരു വികാരം പ്രോത്സാഹിപ്പിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖੁਸ਼ੀ

ਚਮਕਦਾਰ ਅਤੇ ਸੁਹਾਵਣਾ; ਖੁਸ਼ੀ ਦੀ ਭਾਵਨਾ ਨੂੰ ਉਤਸ਼ਾਹਿਤ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

خوشگوار

روشن اور خوشگوار؛ خوشی کے احساس کو فروغ دینا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

开朗的

明亮宜人；促进欢乐的感觉

🇯🇵Japanese

陽気な

明るくて楽しい。元気を与える気持ちを促進する

🇰🇷Korean

기분 좋은

밝고 쾌적한; 응원의 느낌을 조장

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vui vẻ

tươi sáng và dễ chịu; thúc đẩy cảm giác vui vẻ

🇹🇭Thai

ร่าเริง

สดใสและน่ารื่นรมย์ ส่งเสริมความรู้สึกร่าเริง

🇮🇩Indonesian

riang

cerah dan menyenangkan; mempromosikan perasaan gembira

🇵🇭Filipino

masayahin

maliwanag at kaaya-aya; nagtataguyod ng isang pakiramdam ng kasiyahan

🇲🇾Malay

ceria

terang dan menyenangkan; menggalakkan perasaan ceria

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مبتهج

مشرقة وممتعة. تعزيز الشعور بالبهجة

🇮🇷Persian

شاد

روشن و دلپذیر؛ ترویج احساس شادی

🇹🇷Turkish

neşeli

parlak ve hoş; neşe duygusunu teşvik etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

עליז

בהיר ונעים; קידום תחושת עידוד

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What is the primary definition of the word 'cheery'?

The primary meaning of 'cheery' is 'bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer'.

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Using 'cheery' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'cheery' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'cheery' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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