Cheerfulness
/ˈt͡ʃɪɹfəlnəs/ noun
noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom wordnet
- 3 a feeling of spontaneous good spirits wordnet
Example
More examples"Gentleness and cheerfulness, these come before all morality; they are the perfect duties."
Etymology
From Middle English cherefulnes; equivalent to cheerful + -ness.