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
