Definition
Cheerfulness is a happy, bright, and positive mood that shows in someone’s face, voice, or behavior. Cheerful people tend to smile easily and lift others’ spirits.
Etymology
“Cheer” originally meant “face” or “expression” in Middle English, from Old French “chere.” Over time, it shifted from the look on someone’s face to the happy mood behind it, giving us “cheerfulness.”
Kelly Says
Cheer used to mean just “face,” so cheerfulness was literally about what your face was doing. The idea flipped: instead of the face showing the mood, the mood took over the word. When you say someone is cheerful, you’re really commenting on the story their face is telling.
Translations
CACatalà
alegria
ah-leh-GREE-ah
CSČeština
veselost
VEH-seh-loh-st
DEDeutsch
Heiterkeit
HAY-tah-kayt
ELΕλληνικά
ευθυμία
ef-thi-MEE-ah
ESEspañol
alegría
ah-leh-GREE-ah
FRFrançais
gaieté
gah-yeh-TAY
HAHA
farin ciki
fah-rin CHEE-kee
HUMagyar
vidámság
VEE-dahm-shahg
IDBahasa Indonesia
kegembiraan
keh-geh-mee-RAH-an
ITItaliano
allegria
ah-LEH-gree-ah
KKKK
көңілділік
kongildiilik
MSBahasa Melayu
kegembiraan
keh-geh-mee-RAH-an
NLNederlands
opgewektheid
oh-pheh-geh-khed
NONorsk
gladhet
GLAH-deht
PLPolski
wesołość
vay-SOH-woh-stch
PTPortuguês
alegria
ah-leh-GREE-ah
RORomână
veselie
veh-SEH-lee-eh
SVSvenska
glädje
GLAY-deh
SWKiswahili
furaha
foo-RAH-hah
TLTL
kagalakan
kah-gah-LAH-kahn
VITiếng Việt
vui vẻ
voo-ee veh
ZUZU
ukukhanya
oo-koo-KHAH-nyah