word-vault/dist/data/cards/ch/cheerful.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "cheerful",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "happy, and showing it by the way that you behave",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "You're not your usual cheerful self today."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a cheerful smile/voice/face/disposition"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to look/seem/sound cheerful"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He felt bright and cheerful and full of energy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You’re in a cheerful mood."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He's always been a cheerful, hard-working employee."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'm amazed that she keeps so cheerful."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We tried to keep him cheerful."
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘The doctor is on her way,’ said Mrs Morris, in a falsely cheerful voice."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She tried to sound cheerful and unconcerned."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You're very cheerful, all of a sudden."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Feelings"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["appear", "be", "feel"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "giving you a feeling of happiness",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a bright, cheerful restaurant"
                },
                {
                    "text": "walls painted in cheerful *(= light and bright)* colours"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was whistling a cheerful tune."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She wrote him a chatty, cheerful letter."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The animated chatter gave the room a cheerful atmosphere."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We went for a meal at a cheap and cheerful restaurant."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈtʃɪəfl/",
                "audio": "ch/cheerful/cheerful__gb_3.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈtʃɪrfl/",
                "audio": "ch/cheerful/cheerful__us_3.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}