Meaning | A feeling of spontaneous good spirits. |
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Synonym | cheerfulness |
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Narrower | buoyancy, perkiness | cheerfulness that bubbles to the surface |
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carefreeness, insouciance, lightheartedness, lightsomeness | The cheerful feeling you have when nothing is troubling you |
Broader | happiness | emotions experienced when in a state of well-being |
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Opposite | cheerlessness, uncheerfulness | A feeling of dreary or pessimistic sadness |
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Spanish | buen humor |
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Adjectives | blithe | carefree and happy and lighthearted |
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cheerful | pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic |