Definitions for cheerful

Overview of adj cheerful

The adj cheerful has 2 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (4) cheerful

(being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits; "her cheerful nature"; "a cheerful greeting"; "a cheerful room"; "as cheerful as anyone confined to a hospital bed could be")

2. cheerful, pollyannaish, upbeat

(pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic)