cheerful

adjective19 collocationsAvg. frequency: 6.6
very cheerful8.8

a common way to intensify the meaning of cheerful

extremely cheerful8.0

to a very high degree of happiness

incredibly cheerful7.7

to a surprisingly high degree of happiness

remarkably cheerful6.9

to a noticeably or impressively high degree of happiness

fairly cheerful6.5

to a moderate degree of happiness

almost cheerful4.0

nearly happy, but not completely

relentlessly cheerful3.2

continuously and persistently happy, sometimes in an annoying way

falsely cheerful2.8

pretending to be happy when one is not

be cheerful9.0

to be in a state of happiness

feel cheerful7.8

to experience a feeling of happiness

look cheerful7.5

to have a happy appearance

seem cheerful7.2

to appear to be happy, based on observation

appear cheerful7.0

to give the impression of being happy

sound cheerful6.8

to sound happy when speaking

keep cheerful6.5

to make an effort to continue being happy

stay cheerful6.2

to continue being happy (informal)

remain cheerful6.0

to continue to be in a happy state, often despite difficulties

become cheerful5.5

to change from a less happy state to a happy one

keep sb cheerful4.5

to cause someone to remain in a happy state