Cheerful vs. Happy

Cheerful vs. Happy — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Cheerful and Happy

Cheerfuladjective

Noticeably happy and optimistic.

Happyadjective

Having a feeling arising from a consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment; enjoying good of any kind, such as comfort, peace, or tranquillity; blissful, contented, joyous.

Music makes me feel happy.

Cheerfuladjective

Bright and pleasant.

They enjoyed a cheerful room.

Happyadjective

Experiencing the effect of favourable fortune; favored by fortune or luck; fortunate, lucky, propitious.

Cheerfuladjective

being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits;

her cheerful naturea cheerful greetinga cheerful roomas cheerful as anyone confined to a hospital bed could be

Happyadjective

Content, satisfied (with or to do something); having no objection (to something).

Are you happy to pay me back by the end of the week?Yes, I am happy with the decision.
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Cheerfuladjective

pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic

Happyadjective

Of acts, speech, etc.: appropriate, apt, felicitous.

a happy coincidence

Happyadjective

(in combination) Favoring or inclined to use.

slaphappy, trigger-happy

Happyadjective

(rare) Of persons, especially when referring to their ability to express themselves (often followed by at or in): dexterous, ready, skilful.

Happynoun

preceded by the: happy people as a group.

Happynoun

A happy event, thing, person, etc.

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Happyverb

(intransitive) Often followed by up: to become happy; to brighten up, to cheer up.

Happyverb

(transitive) Often followed by up: to make happy; to brighten, to cheer, to enliven.

Happyadjective

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure or good fortune;

a happy smilespent many happy days on the beacha happy marriage

Happyadjective

experiencing pleasure or joy;

happy you are herepleased with the good news

Happyadjective

marked by good fortune;

a felicitous lifea happy outcome

Happyadjective

satisfied; enjoying well-being and contentment;

felt content with her lotquite happy to let things go on as they are

Happyadjective

exaggerated feeling of well-being or elation

Happyadjective

well expressed and to the point;

a happy turn of phrasea few well-chosen wordsa felicitous comment