cheer
/t͡ʃɪə/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.06 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
That which promotes good spirits or cheerfulness, especially food and entertainment prepared for a festive occasion.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "I have not that alacrity of spirit, / Nor cheer of mind, that I was wont to have."
- "a table loaded with good cheer"
- ""And am I to meet my Mary at Moffat? Come away, little, dear, welcome body, thou blessed of heaven, come away, and taste of an auld shepherd's best cheer, and I'll gang foot for foot with you to Moffat, and my auld wife shall gang foot for foot with us too. I tell you, little, blessed, and welcome crile, come along with me.""
- "“[…]the awfully hearty sort of Christmas cards that people do send to other people that they don't know at all well. You know. The kind that have mottoes like Here's rattling good luck and roaring good cheer, / With lashings of food and great hogsheads of beer.[…].”"
- "Three cheers for the birthday boy!"
- "A cheer rose from the crowd."
Etymology
From Middle English chere, from Anglo-Norman chere, from Old French chiere (“head, face; appearance; reception, hospitality; meal, dinner, food”) (Modern French chère), from Late Latin cara (“head”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /t͡ʃɪə/
- British English: /t͡ʃɪə/