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The older books were quite light-hearted. But I think most of my novels do end on a deep note of pessimism. Shadows seem to be closing in. The final conclusion isn't that life is wonderful and everything is bright and cheery and in the garden.
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

Meaning of "cheery" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CHEERY

cheery  [ˈtʃɪərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHEERY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cheery is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CHEERY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of cheery in the English dictionary

The definition of cheery in the dictionary is showing or inspiring cheerfulness.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHEERY


dearie
ˈdɪərɪ
diary
ˈdaɪərɪ
enquiry
ɪnˈkwaɪərɪ
Erie
ˈɪərɪ
expiry
ɪkˈspaɪərɪ
fiduciary
fɪˈduːʃɪərɪ
fiery
ˈfaɪərɪ
hosiery
ˈhəʊzɪərɪ
inquiry
ɪnˈkwaɪərɪ
judiciary
dʒuːˈdɪʃɪərɪ
justiciary
dʒʌˈstɪʃɪərɪ
lire
ˈlɪərɪ
Neri
ˈnɪərɪ
officiary
əˈfɪʃɪərɪ
peri
ˈpɪərɪ
potentiary
pəˈtenʃɪərɪ
query
ˈkwɪərɪ
siri
ˈsɪərɪ
subsidiary
səbˈsɪdɪərɪ
theory
ˈθɪərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHEERY

cheerer
cheerful
cheerfully
cheerfulness
cheerier
cheeriest
cheerily
cheeriness
cheering
cheeringly
cheerio
cheerishness
cheerlead
cheerleader
cheerless
cheerlessly
cheerlessness
cheerly
cheers
cheese

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHEERY

battery
beery
celery
delivery
discovery
eery
every
gallery
grocery
imagery
leery
mystery
peery
photo gallery
recovery
sneery
special-delivery
steery
veery
whigmaleery

Synonyms and antonyms of cheery in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CHEERY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «cheery» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of cheery

Translation of «cheery» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHEERY

Find out the translation of cheery to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cheery from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cheery» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

高兴的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

alegre
570 millions of speakers

English

cheery
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हर्षित
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مبتهج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

веселый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

animado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রফুল্ল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

joyeux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ceria
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

vergnügt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

楽しそうな
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

발랄한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cerdas
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người vui tánh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மகிழ்ச்சியூட்டுகின்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आनंदी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

neşeli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

allegro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wesoły
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

веселий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vesel
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χαρμόσυνο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vrolik
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

cheery
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

cheery
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cheery

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHEERY»

The term «cheery» is quite widely used and occupies the 35.953 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHEERY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cheery

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7 QUOTES WITH «CHEERY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word cheery.
1
Scott Anderson
Waitresses, soldiers, rickshaw drivers, old ladies selling vegetables - my father would schmooze anybody. He was Clintonesque before the word existed. And, of course, it paid dividends. Ill-tempered guards at the most notorious border crossings waved him through with cheery smiles. Haughty maitre d's fawned over him.
2
Geraldine Brooks
'You've got mail!' exclaims the cheery automaton at America Online. The flag on the mailbox icon waves invitingly on my computer screen. For a second, I'm 10 years old again, waiting for the postman's whistle to slice the stillness of an Australian afternoon.
3
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
The older books were quite light-hearted. But I think most of my novels do end on a deep note of pessimism. Shadows seem to be closing in. The final conclusion isn't that life is wonderful and everything is bright and cheery and in the garden.
4
Steve Jurvetson
Flourishing is everyone's birthright. I'm trying to break this hold that being smiley and cheery has on what people think the good life is.
5
Lois Lowry
Pretending that there are no choices to be made - reading only books, for example, which are cheery and safe and nice - is a prescription for disaster for the young.
6
P. J. O'Rourke
Don't send funny greeting cards on birthdays or at Christmas. Save them for funerals, when their cheery effect is needed.
7
Rob Sheffield
One of the things that make Liars so fascinating after five albums, each one so completely different from the others, is that even though they play around with all the classic tropes of art-damaged angst-noise perv-rock, they exude a totally cheery and boyish enthusiasm onstage, goofing around with their keyboards and beatboxes.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHEERY»

Discover the use of cheery in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cheery and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Cheery: The True Adventures of a Chiricahua Leopard Frog
Follows Cheery, a Chiricahua leopard tadpole, as he grows into a frog, survives the winter, and discovers why there are fewer and fewer of his kind left in the wild.
Elizabeth W. Davidson, 2011
2
Alessandro and the Cheery Nanny (Mills & Boon Medical)
Amy Andrews. praise him. Show some affection. Alessandro felt each suggestion slice into him. If only it was that simple. Camilla was dead because of him. Could any amount of affection makeup forthat? Howcould Julian ever forgive him?
Amy Andrews, 2014
3
A Cheery Hello
Brighten someone's day by sending them a 'cheery hello.' The delightful paintings of English cottages and gardens as well as uplifting Scripture versus make these postcards a joy to send and to receive.
Zondervan Publishing, 1995
4
The Book of Good Cheer; A Little Bundle of Cheery Thoughts
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Edwin Osgood Grover, 2011
5
A Cheery Soul
Playwright was also a novelist, and one of Australia's most renowned literary figures. He was awarded the 1973 Nobel Prize for Literature. Other titles include the novel 'The Eye of the Storm' and play 'Big Toys'.
Patrick White, Blaze, 2001
6
Cheerful Thoughts of a Cheery Philosopher
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
Frederick Arnold, 2010
7
Cheery Chirps
This is a new release of the original 1932 edition.
H. g. w. Sundelof, 2013
8
The Cheery Way; A Bit of Verse for Every Day
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 Excerpt: ...fergit my care.
John Kendrick Bangs, 2012
9
The Cheery Book
We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Joe Kerr, 2010
10
The Cheery Book
The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com).
William Melville Kerr, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHEERY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cheery is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Arrested Development review – return of the cheery hip-hop idealists
However, the follow-up album bombed and the cheery hip-hop hippies were effectively driven from town by edgier, gun-toting gangsta rappers. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Greece news live: Five days to avoid Grexit after European leaders …
Mr Tsipras has been meeting with Merkel, Juncker, and Hollande in a pre-summit summit. Again, the Greek PM seems remarkably cheery. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
The Mob's IT Department
A year ago, Van De Moere—short, ponytailed, perpetually cheery—had been an ordinary information technology consultant in his native ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
4
There's a Reason You Were Rooting for Kourtney and Scott Despite …
Losing celebrity couples like Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner, whose relationship seemed cheery and perfect, even if Ben did refer to it as ... «Cosmopolitan.com, Jul 15»
5
ArtsBeat | Harry Shearer to Return to 'The Simpsons'
Mr. Shearer, who voices the pathologically cheery neighbor Ned Flanders, the villainous mogul Mr. Burns and his loyal sidekick Smithers, ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
6
Is there any doubt about an Iran deal?
... the president's negotiations, gave thumbs up to the JPOA and was cheery about the prospects for a deal when the framework was released. «Washington Post, Jul 15»
7
The 'UnReal' all-star of the week: Mary, off her meds
Mary greets her sister, Louise, with a smile that is pulled a little too tight, and a voice that is a little too loud and cheery, but she's okay. Right? «Entertainment Weekly, Jul 15»
8
Dick Polman: Yet another right-wing Obama freakout regarding the …
Their latest freakout occurred last weekend, when the president voiced cheery remarks about Independence Day. Granted, Obama did laud the ... «Gazettextra, Jul 15»
9
Ever Wanted to Thank Another Driver on the Road?
... face operates via a sun visor-mounted remote control, and with the push of a button, it illuminates the face in one of three cheery colors–blue, ... «BoldRide.com, Jul 15»
10
Is Apple iOS 8.4 adoption really 'dangerous' for Spotify?
For every cheery “So long Spotify! I've cancelled my subscription” tweet there's another “Tried Apple Music. Meh. Back to Spotify” one. We'd be ... «Music Ally, Jul 15»

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