What is the meaning of cheerful?

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.
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