cheer (of joy)

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• cheer — [chir] n. [ME chere, the face, demeanor, bearing, mood < OFr chiere < LL cara, head < Gr kara < IE base * k̑er , head, HORN; modern senses < phr. good cheer (Fr bonne chère)] 1. state of mind or of feeling; mood; spirit: now… …   English World dictionary

• cheer — ► VERB 1) shout for joy or in praise or encouragement. 2) praise or encourage with shouts. 3) (cheer up) make or become less miserable. 4) give comfort or support to. ► NOUN 1) a shout of joy, encouragement, or praise …   English terms dictionary

• Cheer — (ch[=e]r), n. [OE. chere face, welcome, cheer, OF. chiere, F. ch[ e]re, fr. LL. cara face, Gr. ka ra head; akin to Skr. [,c]iras, L. cerebrum brain, G. hirn, and E. cranium.] 1. The face; the countenance or its expression. [Obs.] Sweat of thy… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Cheer (brand) — Cheer Owner Procter Gamble Country USA Introduced 1951 Tagline Cleans Clothes Bright Website cheer.com Cheer is the name of a laundry detergent …   Wikipedia

• cheer — [n1] happiness animation, buoyancy, cheerfulness, cheeriness, comfort, delight, encouragement, exuberance, gaiety, geniality, gladness, glee, good cheer, hilarity, hopefulness, jauntiness, jocundity, joy, joyousness, lightheartedness, liveliness …   New thesaurus

• cheer´less|ness — cheer|less «CHIHR lihs», adjective. without joy or comfort; gloomy; dreary: »All s cheerless, dark, and deadly (Shakespeare). SYNONYM(S): dismal, dull, joyless. –cheer´less|ly, adverb. –cheer´less|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• cheer´less|ly — cheer|less «CHIHR lihs», adjective. without joy or comfort; gloomy; dreary: »All s cheerless, dark, and deadly (Shakespeare). SYNONYM(S): dismal, dull, joyless. –cheer´less|ly, adverb. –cheer´less|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• cheer|less — «CHIHR lihs», adjective. without joy or comfort; gloomy; dreary: »All s cheerless, dark, and deadly (Shakespeare). SYNONYM(S): dismal, dull, joyless. –cheer´less|ly, adverb. –cheer´less|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• joy — [n] great happiness, pleasure alleviation, amusement, animation, bliss, charm, cheer, comfort, delectation, delight, diversion, ecstasy, elation, exultation, exulting, felicity, festivity, frolic, fruition, gaiety, gem, gladness, glee, good humor …   New thesaurus

• cheer — cheerer, n. cheeringly, adv. /chear/, n. 1. a shout of encouragement, approval, congratulation, etc.: The cheers of the fans filled the stadium. 2. a set or traditional form of shout used by spectators to encourage or show enthusiasm for an… …   Universalium

• joy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. rejoicing; pleasure, happiness, delight, mirth, gaiety, fun (inf.); joie de vivre. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A very glad feeling] Syn. happiness, delight, gladness, rapture; see happiness 1 , 2 ,… …   English dictionary for students