noun
- The quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom.
- usage: "flowers added a note of cheerfulness to the drab room"
- A feeling of spontaneous good spirits.
- usage: "his cheerfulness made everyone feel better"
- synonyms: blitheness
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
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