cheery en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈt͡ʃiɹɪ/ (Scotland)
- /ˈt͡ʃiɹe/ (Scotland)
- /ˈt͡ʃɪəɹi/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈt͡ʃɛːɹi/ East Anglia, cheer–chair merger
- /ˈt͡ʃɪɚi/ (US) without the mirror–nearer merger
- (US) audio mirror-nearer
- /ˈt͡ʃiɹi/ (US) without the mirror–nearer merger
- /ˈt͡ʃɪɹi/ US, mirror–nearer merger
- /ˈt͡ʃiəɹi/ (New-Zealand)
Etymology
From Middle English cheri, equivalent to cheer + -y.
Meanings
-
In a good mood, happy, cheerful.
The air, too, was heavy with perfume, and a nightingale, high in the heavens, gave out a cheery song of welcome.
1936, F.J. Thwaites, chapter XXII, in The Redemption, Sydney: H. John Edwards, published 1940, page 222:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cheerier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| cheeriest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
uncheery · cheerily · Cheerios · cheeriness