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CHEER
cheerfulness, cheer, sunniness, sunshine
(noun) the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom; “flowers added a note of cheerfulness to the drab room”
cheer
(noun) a cry or shout of approval
cheer
(verb) show approval or good wishes by shouting; “everybody cheered the birthday boy”
cheer, root on, inspire, urge, barrack, urge on, exhort, pep up
(verb) spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts; “The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers”
cheer, cheer up, chirk up
(verb) become cheerful
cheer, cheer up, jolly along, jolly up
(verb) cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful; “She tried to cheer up the disappointed child when he failed to win the spelling bee”
cheer, hearten, recreate, embolden
(verb) give encouragement to
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
cheer (countable and uncountable, plural cheers)
(uncountable) A cheerful attitude; happiness; a good, happy, or positive mood. [from 14thc.]
That which promotes good spirits or cheerfulness; provisions prepared for a feast; entertainment.
A cry expressing joy, approval or support such as "hurray". [from 18thc.]
A chant made in support of a team at a sports event.
(obsolete) One's facial expression or countenance. [13th-19thc.]
(archaic) One's attitude, mood. [from 14thc.]
Synonyms
• See also applause
Verb
cheer (third-person singular simple present cheers, present participle cheering, simple past and past participle cheered)
(transitive) To gladden; to make cheerful; often with up.
(transitive) To infuse life, courage, animation, or hope, into; to inspirit; to solace or comfort.
(ambitransitive) To applaud or encourage with cheers or shouts.
Antonyms
• boo
Etymology 2
Noun
cheer (uncountable)
Cheerleading.
Anagrams
• reech
Source: Wiktionary
Cheer, n. Etym: [OE. chere face, welcome, cheer, OF. chiere, F. chère, fr. LL. cara face, Gr. , L. cerebrum brain, G. hirn, and E. cranium.]
1. The face; the countenance or its expression. [Obs.] "Sweat of thy cheer." Wyclif.
2. Feeling; spirit; state of mind or heart. Be of good cheer. Matt. ix. 2. The parents . . . fled away with heavy cheer. Holland.
3. Gayety; mirth; cheerfulness; animation. I have not that alacrity of spirit, Nor cheer of mind, that I was wont to have. Shak.
1. That which promotes good spirits or cheerfulness; provisions prepared for a feast; entertainment; as, a table loaded with good cheer.
5. A shout, hurrah, or acclamation, expressing joy enthusiasm, applause, favor, etc. Welcome her, thundering cheer of the street. Tennyson. Whzt cheer Now do you fare What is there that is cheering
Cheer, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cheered; p. pr. & vb. n. cheering.]
1. To cause to rejoice; to gladden; to make cheerful; -- often with up. Cowpe.
2. To infuse life, courage, animation, or hope, into; to inspirit; to solace or comfort. The proud he tamed, the penitent he cheered. Dryden.
3. To salute or applaud with cheers; to urge on by cheers; as, to cheer hounds in a chase. To cheer ship, to salute a passing ship by cheers of sailors stationed in the rigging.
Syn.
– To gladden; encourage; inspirit; comfort; console; enliven; refresh; exhilarate; animate; applaud.
Cheer, v. i.
1. To grow cheerful; to become gladsome or joyous; -- usually with up. At sight of thee my gloomy soul cheers up. A. Philips.
2. To be in any state or temper of mind. [Obs.] How cheer'st thou, Jessica Shak.
3. To utter a shout or shouts of applause, triumph, etc. And even the ranks of Tusculum Could scare forbear to cheer. Macaulay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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