cheerful

Other forms of cheerful

comparative

cheerfuller·

superlative

cheerfullest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about cheerful

What does cheerful mean?

cheerful means "being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in cheerful?

cheerful has 2 syllables: cheer-ful. The stress falls on "cheer". In IPA it is /ˈtʃɪɹfəl/.

What is another word for cheerful?

Close synonyms include pollyannaish, upbeat. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of cheerful?

The recorded antonyms are depressing.

Is cheerful a common word?

cheerful is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.