| 单词 |
cheerfulness |
| 释义 |
cheerfulness|ˈtʃɪəfʊlnɪs|
[f. cheerful + -ness.]
Cheerful quality or state.
1. Of persons, their dispositions, etc.: Gladsomeness, joyousness, alacrity, readiness.
1535Coverdale 1 Macc. iii. 2 They..fought with cherefulnesse for Israel. 1643Milton Divorce i. vii. 12 There is no Christian duty that is not to be season'd and set off with cherfulnes. 1716–8Lady M. W. Montague Lett. I. xxxviii. 150 The soldiers do not begin the campaign with any great cheerfulness. 1781Gibbon Decl. & F. (1869) II. xliii. 600 The gravity of his manners was tempered by innocent cheerfulness. 1856Ruskin Mod. Paint. IV. v. xix. §25 Cheerfulness is just as natural to the heart of a man in strong health as colour to his cheek.
b. As shown in the countenance: Liveliness.
1693W. Robertson Phraseol. Gen. 666 To show the gladness of the mind, by the chearfulness of the countenance. 1769Robertson Chas. V, III. viii. 96 Encouraged them by the chearfulness of his voice and countenance.
2. transf. Bright and inspiring appearance; freedom from gloom.
1612Shelton Quix. I. Pref. 8 The Chearfulness of clear Sky. 1841W. Spalding Italy & It. Isl. I. 272 The cheerfulness of the village with its cabins and its gardens. |
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