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cheerishness

cheerishness noun: cheerfulness; cheer.

Noun

cheerishness (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) cheerfulness; cheer
    • There is no Christian duty that is not to be seasoned and set off with cheerishness.1643, J[ohn] M[ilton], The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce: […], London: […] T[homas] P[aine] and M[atthew] S[immons] […], →OCLC

Origin of cheerishness

From cheerish + -ness.

Questions about cheerishness

What does cheerishness mean?
Cheerishness means cheerfulness; cheer.
What part of speech is cheerishness?
Cheerishness is a noun.

Words near cheerishness in the dictionary

  1. Cheerio effect
  2. cheerioh
  3. cheerios
  4. Cheerios effect
  5. cheerish
  6. cheerishness
  7. cheerlead
  8. cheerleaded
  9. cheerleader
  10. cheerleader effect
  11. cheerleaderish

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