Chearful

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Archaic spelling of cheerful. alt-of, archaic

    "There is at times said he—a little self-importance—but it is not offensive;—& there are moments, there are points, when her Love of Money is carried greatly too far. But she is a goodnatured Woman, a very goodnatured Woman,—a very obliging, friendly Neighbour; a chearful, independant, valuable character.—and her faults may be entirely imputed to her want of Education."

Example

More examples

"There is at times said he—a little self-importance—but it is not offensive;—& there are moments, there are points, when her Love of Money is carried greatly too far. But she is a goodnatured Woman, a very goodnatured Woman,—a very obliging, friendly Neighbour; a chearful, independant, valuable character.—and her faults may be entirely imputed to her want of Education."

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.