adjective
- Being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits.
- usage: "her cheerful nature"; "a cheerful greeting"; "a cheerful room"; "as cheerful as anyone confined to a hospital bed could be"
- Pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic.
- synonyms: pollyannaish, upbeat
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