adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a happy/cheerful atmosphere
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It's a good school and it has a very happy atmosphere.
cheap and cheerful British English (= simple and not expensive, but of reasonable quality )
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a cheap and cheerful Italian restaurant
have a cheerful/sunny etc disposition (= have a happy character )
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
always
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She was always cheerful and outgoing.
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The atmosphere in the Institute is always cheerful , busy, encouraging, warm and positive.
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There was only two teaching staff at Little Stonham, and the headmistress, both of who were friendly and always cheerful .
as
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The lads were as cheerful as ever but guarded, like the possessors of unwelcome news.
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He is as cheerful in his workday as Stadler is grumpy.
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They are about as cheerful as the place they run to.
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When later on she went down to the sea she felt almost as cheerful again as in pre-Andrée days.
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He was not often as cheerful as the example quoted.
more
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He was like a slightly deflated version of John Hall, only much more cheerful .
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Hugh became more cheerful than usual.
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To have thought this made him more cheerful .
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He had been much more cheerful lately, Emmie thought, and all her night fears suddenly seemed childish and silly.
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They would like to be feeling more cheerful , enthusiastic and powerful, but don't know how.
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Slightly more cheerful results are expected this week from another construction group, Amec.
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By the time they reached Paddington he was more cheerful .
so
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Hywel is a bit grumpy, and Wyn's so cheerful .
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I asked, amazed and a little offended hearing him be so cheerful .
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She is so cheerful and manages to cook and clean for herself.
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She wondered why he was so morose, he wondered why she was so cheerful .
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She had never seen Bella so cheerful ....
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Rhoda was forty-eight, blonde, buxom and so cheerful Ken said she ought to be a barmaid.
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Was it possible for such a large amount of people as inhabited Athena Gardens to be genuinely so cheerful and contented?
very
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If one whisky makes me feel cheerful , four whiskies ought to make me feel very cheerful.
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Some of the troops were waving and seemed very cheerful .
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She's a very cheerful , quite posh type.
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Arnold was a widower and very cheerful and noisy in a hail-fellow-well-met sort of way.
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You had to look very cheerful and normal while you worked so that no one would guess you were praying.
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When she was either very cheerful or very angry, she cooked.
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One evening two young ladies came to visit, and a very cheerful party followed.
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I had lit a fire, and the room was very cheerful with the sun shining in.
■ NOUN
disposition
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Her cheerful disposition , sympathy, and tact made her popular.
manner
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She has a pleasant, cheerful manner , and was well liked by all who came in contact with her.
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But although Maxine Johnson of the Founders still had doubts, he clinched the deal with his easy and cheerful manner .
note
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It was a cheerful note on which to end.
smile
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An attractive girl with a cheerful smile and laughing eyes was sitting at the cash register by the doorway.
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Surface socialism may seem more acceptable, but old ideologies lurk close behind the cheerful smiles .
voice
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Or was there something else just evident in his cheerful voice ? ... Recalled to the colours ... Rejoin the Regiment.
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But here, when they knocked, the door was opened wide and a cheerful voice bade them enter.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
as friendly/cheerful/miserable etc as ever
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The lads were as cheerful as ever but guarded, like the possessors of unwelcome news.
strike a happy/cheerful/cautious etc note
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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"Fine, thanks,'' he replied in a cheerful manner.
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a cheerful voice
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a cheerful , spotlessly clean kitchen
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Amelia seemed a little more cheerful today than last week.
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Mary Ellen is a cheerful and enthusiastic person.
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Salem is a cheerful , pleasant place.
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She's kind of like a puppy - she's so cheerful and friendly.
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She greeted us with a cheerful smile.
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The First Lady was cheerful and energetic during the press conference.
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Thomas was cheerful and good-natured, and we soon became good friends.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Bigwig, cheerful at the prospect of action.
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Brando's Open 7 days, busy, bustling, cheerful bar.
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But Gandhi was stoical in his bearing, cheerful , and confident in his conversations, and had a kindly eye.
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For the first time Loi was not his usual cheerful self.
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He had a cheerful , efficient look and I liked him straight away.
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La Rocca Pizzas, pasta, veal and steak all served with cheerful personal attention.
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She faced it all with cheerful enthusiasm.
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She was far too cheerful for Sammler.