cheery
pronunciation
How to pronounce cheery in British English:
UK [ˈtʃɪəri]
How to pronounce cheery in American English:
US [ˈtʃɪri]
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- Adjective:
- bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
Word Origin
- cheery (adj.)
- mid-15c., from cheer (n.) + -y (2). The colloquial alternative to cheerful. Related: Cheerily; cheeriness.
Example
- 1. Not like death as a sad , downer thing , this was going to be death as a cheery , empowering thing .
- 2. A cheery disposition may be necessary for societies to function .
- 3. Cheery official assurances count for nothing unless backed with medical detail .
- 4. But the youngster 's cheery spirit was put to the test when he was sent to boarding school in mumbai .
- 5. Executives in the chemicals industry , property , financial services and manufacturing are especially pessimistic ; those in defence and telecoms a little more cheery .