cheery
/ˈtʃɪɹi/
adjective
Familiar
1.adj.bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
“a cheery hello”
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cheery and cherry differ by a single letter, buried far enough into the word to be easy to miss. cheery means “bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer”. cherry means “wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry”. cherry is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈtʃɪɹi/
1.adj.bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
“a cheery hello”
/ˈtʃɛɹi/
1.n.wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry
2.n.any of numerous trees and shrubs producing a small fleshy round fruit with a single hard stone; many also produce a valuable hardwood
3.n.a red fruit with a single hard stone
| cheery | cherry | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈtʃɪɹi/ | /ˈtʃɛɹi/ |
| Said | CHIR-ee | CHER-ee |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Letters | 6 | 6 |
| Parts of speech | adjective | noun, adjective |
| Senses | 1 | 5 |
| How common | Familiar | Common |
| Synonyms | gay, sunny | none recorded |
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