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Happy vs. Cheer

Happy and Cheer Definitions

Happy

Enjoying, showing, or marked by pleasure, satisfaction, or joy
A happy child.
The happiest day of my life.

Cheer

A shout of approval, encouragement, or congratulation
A remark that drew cheers from the crowd.

Happy

Cheerful; willing
Happy to help.

Cheer

A short, rehearsed jingle or phrase, shouted in unison by a squad of cheerleaders.

Happy

Characterized by good luck
A happy sequence of events.

Cheer

Comfort or encouragement
A message of cheer.
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Happy

Being especially well-adapted; felicitous
A happy turn of phrase.

Cheer

Lightness of spirits or mood; gaiety or joy
A happy tune, full of cheer.

Happy

Characterized by a spontaneous or obsessive inclination to use something. Often used in combination
Trigger-happy.

Cheer

Festive food and drink; refreshment
Did not refrain from sampling their holiday cheer.

Happy

Enthusiastic about or involved with to a disproportionate degree. Often used in combination
Money-happy.
Clothes-happy.

Cheer

To shout cheers.
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Happy

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.

Cheer

To express praise or approval
Bloggers cheered when the favorable decision was announced.

Happy

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

Cheer

To become cheerful
Had lunch and soon cheered up.

Happy

Content, willing, 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.

Cheer

To encourage with cheers
The fans cheered the runners on.
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Happy

(Of acts, speech, etc.) Appropriate, apt, felicitous.
A happy coincidence

Cheer

To salute or acclaim with cheers; applaud.

Happy

(in combination) Favoring or inclined to use.
Slaphappy, trigger-happy

Cheer

To express praise or approval for; acclaim
Cheered the results of the election.

Happy

Dexterous, ready, skilful.

Cheer

To make happier or more cheerful
A warm fire that cheered us.

Happy

Implying 'May you have a happy ~' or similar; used in phrases to wish someone happiness or good fortune at the time of a festival, celebration, or other event or activity.
Happy birthday!, Happy Fourth of July!, Happy anniversary!, Happy job-hunting!

Cheer

(uncountable) A cheerful attitude; happiness; a good, happy, or positive mood.

Happy

A happy event, thing, person, etc.

Cheer

That which promotes good spirits or cheerfulness, especially food and entertainment prepared for a festive occasion.
A table loaded with good cheer

Happy

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

Cheer

(countable) A cry expressing joy, approval or support, such as "hurrah".
Three cheers for the birthday boy!
A cheer rose from the crowd.

Happy

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

Cheer

(countable) A chant made in support of a team at a sports event.

Happy

Favored by hap, luck, or fortune; lucky; fortunate; successful; prosperous; satisfying desire; as, a happy expedient; a happy effort; a happy venture; a happy omen.
Chymists have been more happy in finding experiments than the causes of them.

Cheer

(obsolete) One's facial expression or countenance.

Happy

Experiencing the effect of favorable fortune; having the feeling arising from the consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment; enjoying good of any kind, as peace, tranquillity, comfort; contented; joyous; as, happy hours, happy thoughts.
Happy is that people, whose God is the Lord.
The learned is happy Nature to explore,The fool is happy that he knows no more.

Cheer

(archaic) One's attitude, mood.

Happy

Dexterous; ready; apt; felicitous.
One gentleman is happy at a reply, another excels in a in a rejoinder.

Cheer

Cheerleading, especially when practiced as a competitive sport.
Alex participated in cheer all four years of college.
I'm going to wear my new cheer shoes at cheer today.

Happy

Enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure or good fortune;
A happy smile
Spent many happy days on the beach
A happy marriage

Cheer

(transitive) To gladden; to make cheerful; often with up.
We were cheered by the offer of a cup of tea.

Happy

Experiencing pleasure or joy;
Happy you are here
Pleased with the good news

Cheer

(transitive) To infuse life, courage, animation, or hope, into; to inspirit; to solace or comfort.

Happy

Marked by good fortune;
A felicitous life
A happy outcome

Cheer

To encourage to do something.

Happy

Satisfied; enjoying well-being and contentment;
Felt content with her lot
Quite happy to let things go on as they are

Cheer

(ambitransitive) To applaud or encourage with cheers or shouts.
The crowd cheered in support of the athletes.
The crowd cheered the athletes.

Happy

Exaggerated feeling of well-being or elation

Cheer

To feel or express enthusiasm for (something).
The finance sector will cheer this decision.

Happy

Well expressed and to the point;
A happy turn of phrase
A few well-chosen words
A felicitous comment

Cheer

The face; the countenance or its expression.

Cheer

That which promotes good spirits or cheerfulness; provisions prepared for a feast; entertainment; as, a table loaded with good cheer.

Cheer

Feeling; spirit; state of mind or heart.
Be of good cheer.
The parents . . . fled away with heavy cheer.

Cheer

Gayety; mirth; cheerfulness; animation.
I have not that alacrity of spirit,Nor cheer of mind, that I was wont to have.

Cheer

A shout, hurrah, or acclamation, expressing joy enthusiasm, applause, favor, etc.
Welcome her, thundering cheer of the street.

Cheer

To cause to rejoice; to gladden; to make cheerful; - often with up.

Cheer

To infuse life, courage, animation, or hope, into; to inspirit; to solace or comfort.
The proud he tamed, the penitent he cheered.

Cheer

To salute or applaud with cheers; to urge on by cheers; as, to cheer hounds in a chase.

Cheer

To grow cheerful; to become gladsome or joyous; - usually with up.
At sight of thee my gloomy soul cheers up.

Cheer

To be in any state or temper of mind.
How cheer'st thou, Jessica?

Cheer

To utter a shout or shouts of applause, triumph, etc.
And even the ranks of TusculumCould scare forbear to cheer.

Cheer

A cry or shout of approval

Cheer

The quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom;
Flowers added a note of cheerfulness to the drab room

Cheer

Give encouragement to

Cheer

Show approval or good wishes by shouting;
Everybody cheered the birthday boy

Cheer

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

Become cheerful

Cheer

Urge on or encourage especially by shouts;
The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers

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