Cheerful

//ˈt͡ʃɪəfl̩//

Synonyms for "cheerful" (234 found)

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Related words (117)

Adjective(2 words)
pollyannaishupbeat

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Translations

94 translations across 43 languages.

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Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • ἱλαρός adj (happy)

Arabic

4 entries
  • سعيد adj (happy)
  • فَرِح adj (happy)
  • مبصوط adj (happy)
  • مَسْرُور adj (happy)

Armenian

1 entries
  • ցնծալից adj (happy)

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • şən adj (happy)

Bikol Central

1 entries
  • magaya-gaya adj (happy)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • бодър adj (happy)
  • весел adj (happy)
  • ободрителен adj (bright)
  • приятен adj (bright)

Campidanese Sardinian

2 entries
  • allirgu adj (happy)
  • cuntèntu adj (happy)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 快樂 /快乐 adj (happy)
  • 愉快 adj (happy)

Crimean Tatar

1 entries
  • şeñ adj (happy)

Czech

2 entries
  • radostný adj (happy)
  • šťastný adj (happy)

Danish

4 entries
  • fornøjet adj (happy)
  • lys adj (bright)
  • munter adj (happy)
  • venlig adj (bright)

Dutch

2 entries
  • blijmoedig adj (happy)
  • tevreden adj (happy)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • gaja adj (happy)

Finnish

4 entries
  • hilpeä adj (happy)
  • hilpeä adj (bright)
  • iloinen adj (happy)
  • iloinen adj (bright)

French

3 entries
  • content adj (happy)
  • de bonne humeur adj (happy)
  • joyeux adj (happy)

Galician

2 entries
  • alegre adj (happy)
  • animado adj (happy)

Georgian

3 entries
  • მხიარული adj (happy)
  • ნათელი adj (bright)
  • ხალისიანი adj (happy)

German

3 entries
  • freundlich adj (bright)
  • fröhlich adj (happy)
  • vergnügt adj (happy)

Hindi

3 entries
  • आनंदित adj (happy)
  • प्रफुल्लित adj (happy)
  • हर्षित adj (happy)

Irish

4 entries
  • grianmhar adj (happy)
  • misniúil adj (happy)
  • muirneach adj (happy)
  • spéiriúil adj (happy)

Italian

4 entries
  • allegro adj (happy)
  • allegro adj (bright)
  • felice adj (happy)
  • gioioso adj (happy)

Japanese

3 entries
  • 嬉しい adj (happy)
  • 楽しげな adj (happy)
  • 陽気な adj (happy)

Korean

1 entries
  • 기쁘다 adj (happy)

Latin

3 entries
  • gaudens adj (happy)
  • hilaris adj (happy)
  • laetus adj (happy)

Latvian

1 entries
  • jautrs adj (happy)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • весел adj (happy)

Middle English

1 entries
  • blisful adj (happy)

Māori

4 entries
  • harikoa adj (happy)
  • hihiko adj (happy)
  • hurō adj (happy)
  • manahau adj (happy)

Norman

1 entries
  • rêjoui adj (happy)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries
  • سرخوش adj (happy)

Plautdietsch

3 entries
  • freelich adj (happy)
  • froo adj (happy)
  • schaftich adj (happy)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • alegre adj (happy)
  • animado adj (bright)

Russian

1 entries
  • весёлый adj (happy)

Sanskrit

1 entries
  • रंसु adj (happy)

Sardinian

3 entries
  • allègru adj (happy)
  • cuntèntu adj (happy)
  • uffànu adj (happy)

Sassarese

2 entries
  • allègru adj (happy)
  • cuntèntu adj (happy)

Spanish

3 entries
  • alegre adj (happy)
  • animado adj (happy)
  • risueño adj (happy)

Swahili

1 entries
  • kunjufu adj (happy)

Swedish

3 entries
  • levnadsglad adj (happy)
  • munter adj (happy)
  • uppsluppen adj (happy)

Tagalog

2 entries
  • masaya adj (bright)
  • masayahin adj (happy)

Thai

1 entries
  • ร่าเริง adj (happy)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • весе́лий adj (happy)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • vui vẻ adj (happy)

Sample sentences

15 total sentences available.

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Come what may, we must remain cheerful.

Source: tatoeba (25005)

What a cheerful story!

Source: tatoeba (36058)

That's a cheerful remark.

Source: tatoeba (42752)

Those children are cheerful.

Source: tatoeba (47421)

Showing 4 of 15 available sentences.

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