Cheerfulness

//ˈt͡ʃɪɹfəlnəs// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state of being cheerful; joy. uncountable, usually

    "Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giueth, let him doe it with simplicitie: hee that ruleth, with diligence: hee that sheweth mercy, with cheerefulnesse."

  2. 2
    the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom wordnet
  3. 3
    a feeling of spontaneous good spirits wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English cherefulnes; equivalent to cheerful + -ness.

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