| Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922. |
| Class VI. Words Relating to the Sentient and Moral Powers |
| Section II. Personal Affections |
| 1. Passive Affections |
| 836. Cheerfulness. |
| NOUN: | CHEERFULNESS &c. adj.; geniality, gayety, L’Allegro [It.], cheer, good humor, spirits; high spirits, animal spirits, flow of spirits; glee, high glee, light heart; sunshine of the -mind, - breast; gaieté de cæur [F.], bon naturel [F.]. LIVELINESS &c. adj.; life, alacrity, vivacity, animation, allégresse [F.]; jocundity, joviality, jollity; levity; jocularity (wit) [See Wit]. MIRTH, merriment, hilarity, exhilaration; laughter [See Rejoicing]; merrymaking (amusement) [See Amusement]; heyday, rejoicing [See Rejoicing]; marriage bell. nepenthe or nepenthes, lotus; Euphrosyne. OPTIMISM (hopefulness) [See Hope]; self- complacency; hedonics, hedonism. |
| VERB: | BE CHEERFUL &c. adj.; have the mind at ease, smile, put a good face upon, keep up one’s spirits; view the bright side of the picture, view things en couleur de rose [F.]; look through rose- colored spectacles; ridentem dicere verum [L.], cheer up, brighten up, light up, bear up; take heart, cast away care, drive dull care away, perk up; keep a stiff upper lip [slang]. REJOICE &c.; 838; carol, chirp, chirrup, lilt; frisk, rollic, give a loose to mirth [obs.]. CHEER, enliven, elate, exhilarate, gladden, inspirit, animate, raise the spirits, inspire; put in good humor; cheer -, rejoice- the heart; delight &c. (give pleasure) [See Pleasurableness]. |
| ADJECTIVE: | CHEERFUL; happy [See Pleasure]; cheery, of good cheer, smiling; blithe; in spirits, in good spirits; breezy, bully [slang], chipper [colloq., U. S.]; in high -spirits, - feather; happy as -the day is long, - a king; gay, gay as a lark; allegro [It.]; debonair or debonaire, light, lightsome, lighthearted; buoyant, bright, free and easy, airy; jaunty or janty, rollicky [colloq.], canty [Scot. & dial. Eng.], “crouse an’ canty” [Burns]; hedonic; riant; sprightly, sprightful; spry; spirited, spiritful [rare], lively, animated, vivacious; brisk, - as a bee; sparkling; sportive; full of -play, - spirit; all alive. sunny, palmy; hopeful [See Hope]. MERRY, - as a -cricket, - grig, - marriage bell; joyful, joyous, jocund, jovial; jolly, - as a thrush, - as a sand-boy; blithesome; gleeful, gleesome; hilarious, rattling [colloq.]. WINSOME, bonny, hearty, buxom. PLAYFUL, playsome; folâtre [F.], playful as a kitten, tricksy, frisky, frolicsome; gamesome; jocose, jocular, waggish; mirth-loving, laughter-loving, abderian; mirthful, rollicking. ELATE, elated; exulting, jubilant, flushed; rejoicing [See Rejoicing]; cock-a-hoop. CHEERING, inspiriting, exhilarating; cardiac or cardiacal; pleasing [See Pleasurableness]; palmy, flourishing, halcyon. |
| ADVERB: | CHEERFULLY &c. adj.; cheerily, with good cheer; with a cheerful &c. heart; with relish, with zest; on the crest of the wave. |
| INTERJECTION: | NEVER SAY DIE! come! cheer up! hurrah! [See Rejoicing]; “hence loathed melancholy!” begone dull care! away with melancholy! |
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