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Cheerful

Having or showing good spirits or joy; cheering; cheery; contented; happy; joyful; lively; animated; willing.

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Beaming 84% connected

of Beam

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Beaming 84% connected

of Beam

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Blithe 84% connected

Gay; merry; sprightly; joyous; glad; cheerful; as, a blithe spirit.

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Blithe 84% connected

Gay; merry; sprightly; joyous; glad; cheerful; as, a blithe spirit.

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Blithesome 84% connected

Cheery; gay; merry.

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Blithesome 84% connected

Cheery; gay; merry.

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Buoyant 84% connected

Having the quality of rising or floating in a fluid; tending to rise or float; as, iron is buoyant in mercury.

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Buoyant 84% connected

Having the quality of rising or floating in a fluid; tending to rise or float; as, iron is buoyant in mercury.

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Chipper 84% connected

To chirp or chirrup.

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Chipper 84% connected

To chirp or chirrup.

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Debonair 84% connected

Characterized by courteousness, affability, or gentleness; of good appearance and manners; graceful; complaisant.

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Debonair 84% connected

Characterized by courteousness, affability, or gentleness; of good appearance and manners; graceful; complaisant.

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Gay 84% connected

Excited with merriment; manifesting sportiveness or delight; inspiring delight; livery; merry.

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Gay 84% connected

Excited with merriment; manifesting sportiveness or delight; inspiring delight; livery; merry.

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Glad 84% connected

Pleased; joyous; happy; cheerful; gratified; -- opposed to sorry, sorrowful, or unhappy; -- said of persons, and often followed by of, at, that, or b…

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Glad 84% connected

Pleased; joyous; happy; cheerful; gratified; -- opposed to sorry, sorrowful, or unhappy; -- said of persons, and often followed by of, at, that, or b…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Jaunty 84% connected

Airy; showy; finical; hence, characterized by an affected or fantastical manner.

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Jaunty 84% connected

Airy; showy; finical; hence, characterized by an affected or fantastical manner.

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Light-hearted 84% connected

Free from grief or anxiety; gay; cheerful; merry.

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Light-hearted 84% connected

Free from grief or anxiety; gay; cheerful; merry.

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Lightsome 84% connected

Having light; lighted; not dark or gloomy; bright.

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Lightsome 84% connected

Having light; lighted; not dark or gloomy; bright.

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Optimistic 84% connected

Of or pertaining to optimism; tending, or conforming, to the opinion that all events are ordered for the best.

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Optimistic 84% connected

Of or pertaining to optimism; tending, or conforming, to the opinion that all events are ordered for the best.

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Perky 84% connected

Perk; pert; jaunty; trim.

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Perky 84% connected

Perk; pert; jaunty; trim.

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Smiling 84% connected

of Smile

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Smiling 84% connected

of Smile

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Sunny 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the sun; proceeding from, or resembling the sun; hence, shining; bright; brilliant; radiant.

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Sunny 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the sun; proceeding from, or resembling the sun; hence, shining; bright; brilliant; radiant.

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Derivationally related 4

Blitheness 74% connected

The state of being blithe.

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Blitheness 74% connected

The state of being blithe.

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Cheer 74% connected

The face; the countenance or its expression.

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Cheer 74% connected

The face; the countenance or its expression.

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Attribute 8

Cheer 66% connected

The face; the countenance or its expression.

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Cheer 66% connected

The face; the countenance or its expression.

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Cheerfulness 66% connected

Good spirits; a state of moderate joy or gayety; alacrity.

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Cheerfulness 66% connected

Good spirits; a state of moderate joy or gayety; alacrity.

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Sunniness 66% connected

The quality or state of being sunny.

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Sunniness 66% connected

The quality or state of being sunny.

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Sunshine 66% connected

The light of the sun, or the place where it shines; the direct rays of the sun, the place where they fall, or the warmth and light which they give.

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Sunshine 66% connected

The light of the sun, or the place where it shines; the direct rays of the sun, the place where they fall, or the warmth and light which they give.

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See also 4

Glad 66% connected

Pleased; joyous; happy; cheerful; gratified; -- opposed to sorry, sorrowful, or unhappy; -- said of persons, and often followed by of, at, that, or b…

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Glad 66% connected

Pleased; joyous; happy; cheerful; gratified; -- opposed to sorry, sorrowful, or unhappy; -- said of persons, and often followed by of, at, that, or b…

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Happy 66% connected

Favored by hap, luck, or fortune; lucky; fortunate; successful; prosperous; satisfying desire; as, a happy expedient; a happy effort; a happy venture…

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Happy 66% connected

Favored by hap, luck, or fortune; lucky; fortunate; successful; prosperous; satisfying desire; as, a happy expedient; a happy effort; a happy venture…

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Near synonym 1

Happy 84% connected

Favored by hap, luck, or fortune; lucky; fortunate; successful; prosperous; satisfying desire; as, a happy expedient; a happy effort; a happy venture…

shades of happiness 55% interchangeable

A visibly positive and lively mood.

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