"cheerfulness" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃɪɹfəlnəs/ [General-American], /ˈt͡ʃɪəfəlnəs/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: cheerfulnesses [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English cherefulnes; equivalent to cheerful + -ness. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|cherefulnes}} Middle English cherefulnes, {{suffix|en|cheerful|ness}} cheerful + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} cheerfulness (usually uncountable, plural cheerfulnesses)
  1. The state of being cheerful; joy. Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: chearfulness [obsolete] Translations (the state of being cheerful; joy): εὐθυμία (euthumía) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), жизнерадост (žizneradost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), veselost [feminine] (Czech), radost [feminine] (Czech), štěstí [neuter] (Czech), vrolijkheid [feminine] (Dutch), ხალისიანობა (xalisianoba) (Georgian), სიხალისე (sixalise) (Georgian), სიცოცხლის ხალისი (sicocxlis xalisi) (Georgian), გულმხიარულობა (gulmxiaruloba) (Georgian), მხიარულობა (mxiaruloba) (Georgian), प्रफुल्लता (praphullatā) (Hindi), खुशमिज़ाजी (khuśmizājī) (Hindi), spéiriúlacht [feminine] (Irish), hilaritas [feminine] (Latin), jautrība [feminine] (Latvian), веселост (veselost) [feminine] (Macedonian), veselie [feminine] (Romanian), жизнерадостность (žizneradostnostʹ) (Russian), ukunjufu (Swahili)
    Sense id: en-cheerfulness-en-noun-zrGBaDRR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness

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      "word": "ხალისიანობა"
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      "sense": "the state of being cheerful; joy",
      "word": "სიხალისე"
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      "lang": "Georgian",
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      "sense": "the state of being cheerful; joy",
      "word": "სიცოცხლის ხალისი"
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      "lang": "Georgian",
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      "sense": "the state of being cheerful; joy",
      "word": "გულმხიარულობა"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
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      "sense": "the state of being cheerful; joy",
      "word": "მხიარულობა"
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      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
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      "sense": "the state of being cheerful; joy",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "εὐθυμία"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "praphullatā",
      "sense": "the state of being cheerful; joy",
      "word": "प्रफुल्लता"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "khuśmizājī",
      "sense": "the state of being cheerful; joy",
      "word": "खुशमिज़ाजी"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "the state of being cheerful; joy",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "spéiriúlacht"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "the state of being cheerful; joy",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "hilaritas"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "the state of being cheerful; joy",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "jautrība"
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    {
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      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "veselost",
      "sense": "the state of being cheerful; joy",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "the state of being cheerful; joy",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "veselie"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "žizneradostnostʹ",
      "sense": "the state of being cheerful; joy",
      "word": "жизнерадостность"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "the state of being cheerful; joy",
      "word": "ukunjufu"
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