Cheerful
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

GAY
Someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex

4 letters

ROSY
Reflecting optimism; "a rosy future"; "looked at the world through rose-colored glasses"

GLAD
Any of numerous plants of the genus Gladiolus native chiefly to tropical and South Africa having sword-shaped leaves and one-sided spikes of brightly colored funnel-shaped flowers; widely cultivated

5 letters

MERRY
Quick and energetic; "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze"

SUNNY
Bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer; "a cheery hello"; "a gay sunny room"; "a sunny smile"

PERKY
Characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness; "buoyant spirits"; "his quick wit and chirpy humor"; "looking bright and well and chirpy"; "a perky little widow in her 70s"

RIANT
Showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness; "laughing children"

HAPPY
Well expressed and to the point; "a happy turn of phrase"; "a few well-chosen words"

JOLLY
A yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work

6 letters

JOYOUS
Full of or characterized by joy; "felt a joyous abandon"; "joyous laughter"

BRIGHT
Full or promise; "had a bright future in publishing"; "the scandal threatened an abrupt end to a promising political career"; "a hopeful new singer on Broadway"

JAUNTY
Having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air; "looking chipper, like a man...diverted by his own wit"- Frances G. Patton; "life that is gay, brisk, and debonair"- H.M.Reynolds; "walked with a jaunty step"; "a jaunty optimist"

JOCUND
Full of or showing high-spirited merriment; "when hearts were young and gay"; "a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company"- Wordsworth; "the jolly crowd at the reunion"; "jolly old Saint Nick"; "a jovial old gentleman"; "have a merry Christmas"; "peals of merry laughter"; "a mirthful laugh"

GENIAL
Diffusing warmth and friendliness; "an affable smile"; "an amiable gathering"; "cordial relations"; "a cordial greeting"; "a genial host"

JOVIAL
Full of or showing high-spirited merriment; "when hearts were young and gay"; "a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company"- Wordsworth; "the jolly crowd at the reunion"; "jolly old Saint Nick"; "a jovial old gentleman"; "have a merry Christmas"; "peals of merry laughter"; "a mirthful laugh"

CHIRPY
Characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness; "buoyant spirits"; "his quick wit and chirpy humor"; "looking bright and well and chirpy"; "a perky little widow in her 70s"

BLITHE
Carefree and happy and lighthearted; "was loved for her blithe spirit"; "a merry blithesome nature"; "her lighthearted nature"; "trilling songs with a lightsome heart"

UPBEAT
An unaccented beat (especially the last beat of a measure)

7 letters

CHIPPER
Having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air; "looking chipper, like a man...diverted by his own wit"- Frances G. Patton; "life that is gay, brisk, and debonair"- H.M.Reynolds; "walked with a jaunty step"; "a jaunty optimist"

BUOYANT
Characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness; "buoyant spirits"; "his quick wit and chirpy humor"; "looking bright and well and chirpy"; "a perky little widow in her 70s"

8 letters

PLEASANT
Affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings; "we had a pleasant evening together"; "a pleasant scene"; "pleasant sensations"

SANGUINE
A blood-red color

9 letters

CONTENTED
Satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are; "a contented smile"

UPLIFTING
The rise of something; "the uplifting of the clouds revealed the blue of a summer sky"

EXUBERANT
Produced or growing in extreme abundance; "their riotous blooming"

12 letters

LIGHTHEARTED
Carefree and happy and lighthearted; "was loved for her blithe spirit"; "a merry blithesome nature"; "her lighthearted nature"; "trilling songs with a lightsome heart"

POLLYANNAISH
Pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic

RISEANDSHINE

GOODHUMOURED

13 letters

INGOODSPIRITS
Without losing equilibrium; "she took all his criticism in stride"