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1. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › cheerfulnessCHEERFULNESS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   CHEERFULNESS definition: 1. the state of being happy and positive: 2. a bright, pleasant quality that makes you feel…. Learn more.

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     CHEERFULNESS meaning: 1. the state of being happy and...

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   What does the noun cheerfulness mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun cheerfulness . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   Definition. Cheerfulness denotes an individual’s actual (as a mood state) or habitual (as a trait or temperament) disposition for amusement and laughter including seeing the bright side of life and taking adversity less seriously.

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   3 days ago · Cheerfulness is a quality of brightness and optimism, a state that other people can usually sense from your happy whistle or the smile on your face. You could also use words like "cheer" or "happiness" to describe this sunny quality.

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   What does the adjective cheerful mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective cheerful . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   Is cheerfulness a trait or a state?

   • Ruch, Köhler and van Thriel (1996, 1997) distinguished between trait cheerfulness (as affect-based temperament presumably with a genetic basis) and state cheerfulness (as a transient mood) and suggested that both are needed to account for individuals’ readiness for positive emotions and laughter.

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   Is cheerfulness a personality?

   • Trait cheerfulness received theoretical and empirical attention by personality psychologists at the beginning of the last century. Meumann (1913) regarded cheerfulness as one of twelve basic temperaments equal to the well-known sanguine, choleric, or melancholic temperaments.

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   When was the word cheerful first used?

   • The earliest known use of the adjective cheerful is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for cheerful is from before 1440. cheerful is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: cheer n.1, ‑ful suffix.

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   How does a cheerful person contribute to quality of life?

   • Trait cheerfulness contributes to quality of life or overall well-being by enabling individuals to positive emotions and maintaining them in face of adversity, and longer lasting states of cheerfulness may be seen as element of well-being.

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   What does cheer mean in English?

   • You could also use words like "cheer" or "happiness" to describe this sunny quality. This noun comes from cheer, which stems from a root meaning "face" — the idea is that cheer (or cheerfulness) can be seen in a person's facial expressions.

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   Is cheerfulness a positive adversity?

   • Here positive affect is induced by a positive situation. In the “cheerful composure pathway” (akin to resilience), trait cheerfulness is an antagonist to the effects of adversity on mood level and emotion, a part of a psychological immune system that helps as a puffer against adversity.

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