/ Dictionary / Index C cheerful: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: cheer•ful Pronunciation: (chēr'ful), [key] — adj. full of cheer; in good spirits: a cheerful person. promoting or inducing cheer; pleasant; bright: cheerful surroundings. characterized by or expressive of good spirits or cheerfulness: cheerful songs. hearty or ungrudging: cheerful giving. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: cheerful (Thesaurus) cheerer-upper cheerio Related Content Daily Word Quiz: immense Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language