Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cheerfulness

/ˈt͡ʃɪɹfəlnəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.30 in modern English

Syllables: cheer-ful-ness
IPA: /ˈt͡ʃɪɹfəlnəs/

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being cheerful; joy.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giueth, let him doe it with simplicitie: hee that ruleth, with diligence: hee that sheweth mercy, with cheerefulnesse."
"The banded ones were all dressed in white gowns - a gay survival from Old Style days, when cheerfulness and May-time were synonyms - days before the habit of taking long views had reduced emotions to a monotonous average."

Etymology

From Middle English cherefulnes; equivalent to cheerful + -ness.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: cherefulnes
Suffix: cheerful

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈt͡ʃɪɹfəlnəs/
British English: /ˈt͡ʃɪəfəlnəs/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

cheerfulnesses (plural) chearfulness (alternative, obsolete)

Synonyms

glee jollity blitheness blithesomeness cheerfulness cheeriness contentness contentedness delight delightedness elatedness elation

Questions

How do you pronounce cheerfulness?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃɪɹfəlnəs/.
What does cheerfulness mean?: The state of being cheerful; joy.
Where does cheerfulness come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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