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| Main Entry: | blithe |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | happy |
| Synonyms: | animated, buoyant, carefree, cheerful, cheery, gay, gleeful, jaunty, jocund, jolly, jovial, joyful, lighthearted, merry, mirthful, sprightly, sunny, vivacious, chirpy, gladsome |
| Antonyms: | heavyhearted, morose, sad, sorrowful, unhappy |
| Main Entry: | cheerful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | happy |
| Synonyms: | airy, animated, blithe, bright, buoyant, cheery, chipper, contented, effervescent, enthusiastic, gay, glad, good-humored, good-natured, hearty, high, hilarious, hopeful, jaunty, jocund, jolly, joyful, lighthearted, lively, merry, optimistic, peppy, perky, pleasant, roseate, rosy, sanguine, snappy, sparkling, sprightly, sunny, up*, upbeat, vivacious, winsome, zippy, bouncy, bucked, chirpy, enlivening, full of pep, gladsome, in good spirits, in high spirits, sunny side up, zappy, zingy |
| Antonyms: | cheerless, depressed, gloomy, grave, heavy, melancholy, sad, serious, unhappy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ebullient |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | enthusiastic |
| Synonyms: | agitated, brash, buoyant, chipper*, effervescent, effusive, elated, excited, exhilarated, exuberant, frothy*, gushing, high-spirited, irrepressible, vivacious, zippy*, bouncy, chirpy, in high spirits, zestful |
| Antonyms: | apathetic, disinterested, unenthusiastic |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | festive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | decorated, celebratory |
| Synonyms: | blithe, carnival, cheery, chipper*, convivial, gala, gay, gleeful, happy, hearty, holiday, jocund, jolly, jovial, joyful, joyous, jubilant, jumping, lighthearted, merry, mirthful, peppy*, perky, snappy*, swinging, upbeat, zippy*, bouncy, carnivalesque, chirpy, festal, go-go, grooving, juiced up, rocking |
| Notes: | a festival is a celebration for a specific occasion; festive means joyous, celebratory, or merry; festivity is any joyous diversion |
| Antonyms: | depressed, gloomy, somber, undecorated |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | genial |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | extremely nice and happy |
| Synonyms: | affable, agreeable, amiable, amicable, blithe, cheerful, cheering, cheery, chipper*, congenial, convivial, cordial, easygoing, favorable, friendly, gentle, glad, good-natured, gracious, hearty, high, jocund, jolly, jovial, joyous, kind, kindly, merry, neighborly, perky, pleasant, sociable, sunny*, up*, upbeat, upper*, warm, chirpy, enlivening, sunny side up, warm-hearted |
| Antonyms: | aloof, cold, cool, cranky, irritable, moody, unfriendly, unhappy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | jolly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | laughing, joyful |
| Synonyms: | blithe, carefree, cheerful, chipper, convivial, daffy, delightful, enjoyable, entertaining, festive, frolicsome, funny, gay, gleeful, happy, hilarious, jocund, jovial, joyous, jubilant, lighthearted, merry, mirthful, playful, pleasant, sportive, sprightly, zippy*, blithesome, bouncy, chirpy, gladsome, jokey, joshing, larking, lots of laughs |
| Antonyms: | sad, unhappy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | jovial |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | happy |
| Synonyms: | affable, airy, amiable, animated, blithe, buoyant, cheery, chipper, companionable, convivial, cordial, daffy*, delightful, dizzy*, enjoyable, facetious, festive, gay, glad, gleeful, good-natured, hilarious, humorous, jocose, jocund, jolly, jubilant, lighthearted, loony, merry, mirthful, nutty*, pleasant, sociable, bantering, blithesome, bouncy, chaffing, chirpy, conversable, festal, jokey, jollying, joshing, larking, lots of laughs, off-the-wall |
| Antonyms: | sad, unhappy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | lively |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | energetic, active, busy |
| Synonyms: | agile, alert, animate, animated, astir, blithe, bright, brisk, buoyant, cheerful, chipper*, complex, dashing, driving, effervescent, enjoyable, enterprising, entertaining, festive, frisky, frolicsome, gay, happy, industrious, involved, jocund, jumping, keen, merry, nimble, peppy*, perky, pert, provocative, quick, refreshing, rousing, snappy, sparkling, spirited, sprightly, spry, stimulating, stirring, vigorous, vivacious, zippy*, blithesome, bouncy, bustling, buzzing, chirpy, full of pep, go-go, hyper |
| Antonyms: | apathetic, dispirited, inactive, lethargic, lifeless, sleepy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | rousing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | stirring |
| Synonyms: | active, alert, animated, astir, bright, brisk, buoyant, busy, dashing, energetic, enthusiastic, frisky, industrious, jumping, lively, peppy*, perky, refreshing, snappy, spirited, spry, stimulating, vigorous, zippy*, bouncy, bustling, buzzing, chirpy, full of pep, hyper |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | spirited |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | lively, vivacious |
| Synonyms: | active, alert, animate, animated, ardent, audacious, avid, bold, brave, bright, burning, courageous, dauntless, eager, effervescent, energetic, enthusiastic, fearless, fiery, game, gritty, gutsy*, high-spirited, hot, intrepid, jumping, keen, mettlesome, nervy, passionate, peppery, peppy, plucky, resolute, sharp, snappy, sparkling, sprightly, spunky, vigorous, zealous, zippy*, bouncy, chirpy, full of life, gingery, hyper, rocking, zappy, zesty, zingy |
| Antonyms: | apathetic, depressed, dispirited, lazy, lethargic, unhappy, unlively |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | sprightly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fun, vivacious |
| Synonyms: | active, agile, airy, alert, animate, animated, blithe, breezy, bright, brisk, cheerful, cheery, chipper, clever, dapper, dashing, energetic, frolicsome, gay, good, jaunty, jolly, joyous, jumping, keen, light, lively, nimble, peppy, perky, playful, quick, quick-witted, saucy, scintillating, smart, snappy, spirited, sportive, spry, swinging, zippy*, bouncy, chirpy, fairylike, grooving, hyper, keen-witted, zappy, zingy |
| Antonyms: | dull, inactive, lazy, lethargic |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | spunky |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | spirited |
| Synonyms: | active, alert, animated, bold, brave, courageous, eager, energetic, enthusiastic, fearless, fiery, game, gritty, gutsy*, high-spirited, peppy, plucky, snappy, sprightly, tough, vigorous, zippy*, bouncy, chirpy, full of life, full of spirit, zesty |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | gay |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | happy |
| Synonyms: | alert, animate, animated, blithe, brash, carefree, cheerful, cheery, chipper*, confident, convivial, devil-may-care*, festive, forward, frivolous, frolicsome, glad, gleeful, hilarious, insouciant, jocund, jolly, jovial, joyful, joyous, keen, lighthearted, lively, merry, mirthful, playful, presuming, pushy, rollicking, self-assertive, sparkling, spirited, sportive, sprightly, sunny, vivacious, wild, zippy*, blithesome, bouncy, chirpy, fun-loving, gamesome, pleasure-seeking |
| Antonyms: | depressed, discouraged, sad, unhappy, upset, worried |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | happy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | in high spirits; satisfied |
| Synonyms: | blessed, blest, blissful, blithe, can't complain, captivated, cheerful, chipper, chirpy, content, contented, convivial, delighted, ecstatic, elated, exultant, flying high, gay, glad, gleeful, gratified, intoxicated, jolly, joyful, joyous, jubilant, laughing, light, lively, looking good, merry, mirthful, on cloud nine*, overjoyed, peaceful, peppy, perky, playful, pleasant, pleased, sparkling, sunny, thrilled, tickled, tickled pink*, up, upbeat, walking on air |
| Antonyms: | depressed, discouraged, dissatisfied, miserable, morose, pained, sad, sorrowful, unhappy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | sunny |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | happy |
| Synonyms: | beaming, blithe, buoyant, cheerful, cheery, genial, joyful, lighthearted, optimistic, pleasant, chirpy, lightsome, smiling, sunbeamy |
| Antonyms: | gloomy, sorrowful, sullen, unhappy, upset |
| Main Entry: | light |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | funny, cheery |
| Synonyms: | airy, amusing, animated, blithe, carefree, cheerful, chipper*, dizzy, entertaining, fickle, flighty, frivolous, gay, giddy, high, humorous, lighthearted, lively, merry, perky, pleasing, sunny, superficial, trifling, trivial, up, upbeat, witty, chirpy, diverting, sunny-side up |
| Antonyms: | grave, serious, solemn |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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