cheery
part of speech
adjective (cheery, cheerier, cheeriest)
meaning for a pupil
1) Happy and friendly in a bright, lively way. tree →
2) Making you feel happy, bright and pleasant (a cheery room, a cheery colour). tree →
sense in the lessons
In stories it describes friendly characters, voices and greetings — «a cheery wave». It also describes bright places and colours. It tells the reader the mood is light and happy. Phrases: «a cheery hello», «a cheery smile», «cheery news».
examples
- The bus driver gave us a cheery wave. tree →
- She has a cheery smile every morning. tree →
- Yellow curtains made the kitchen look cheery. tree →
- "Good morning!" he said in a cheery voice. tree →
- We sang a cheery song on the long car journey. tree →
- Despite the rain, everyone stayed cheery. tree →
- The card had a cheery picture of a sun. tree →
- And now the old couple had plenty of money and were cheery and comfortable. tree →
note
Comparative cheerier, superlative cheeriest. Adverb: cheerily. «Cheery» and «cheerful» mean nearly the same; «cheery» often describes a quick greeting or look.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «cheery» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.