Reverse Dictionary: CHEER

ADJECTIVES
1225 — LUSTY cheerful; lively, joyful, merry, jocund → obs.
1300 — TAIT cheerful, lively, active, nimble → obs.
1310 — GAY exuberantly cheerful; merry, full of joy and mirth; light-hearted 
1366 — LIGHTSOME cheerful; merry, not weighed down by care, pain, or sorrow; light-headed 
1377 — COMFORTATIVE cheering, cheerful → obs.
1386 — GALLIARD cheerful; lively, gay, gallant; brisk → arch.
1400 — EMMOISED cheered, comforted → obs.
1565 — CHEERLY characterized by cheerfulness; cheerful; cheering 
1567 — RIANT cheerful; smiling, laughing, mirthful, gay 
1575 — HILAIRE cheerful; gay, merry → obs.
1593 — SUNSHINE cheerful, cheering; prosperous, happy, joyous 
1596 — JUCUND jocund, mirthful, cheerful, merry, blithe, gay, sprightly, light-hearted; pleasant, delightful → obs.
1598 — GAYSOME cheerful; full of gaiety; blithe, buoyant 
1602 — ALACRIOUS cheerful; brisk, lively, active, gay, joyful → obs.
1603 — FACETE cheerful; gay, witty, humorous, pleasant → arch.
1609 — RIDENT radiantly cheerful; laughing, smiling, grinning 
1654 — AIRY cheerful; lively, sprightly; vivacious 
1657 — LAETIFICATIVE adapted to cheer → obs.
1664 — HODDY cheerful; in good spirits; in good condition, physically or mentally → Eng. dial.
1672 — JAUNTY cheerful; light-hearted 
1682 — CHICKET cheerful → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1691 — COBBY cheerful; merry, in good spirits; stout, hearty, brisk, lively, pert, saucy, well in health → Eng. dial.
..18C — PEETY cheerful → cant
1712 — VOGEY → VOGGY → VOGIE cheerful; merry, delighted, gay, light-hearted, happy → Sc.
1719 — KEDGY cheerful; lively, brisk, active, sprightly, happy → Eng. dial.
1720 — VAUDIE → VAUDY cheerful, merry, gay, elated, delighted → Sc.
1725 — CANTIE → CANTY pleasant, cheerful; merry, brisk, lively → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1724 — HEARTSOME cheerful; lively, full of mirth, merry, light-hearted, joyous; pleasant, genial → chiefly Sc.
1725 — CADGIE → CADGY cheerful, merry; glad; friendly and hospitable; in good spirits; lively, excited, spry → Sc. & N. Eng. & Amer. dial.
1725 — CAGEY → CAGIE cheerful; in good spirits, gay, sportive, wanton → Sc.
1730 — BOBBISH cheerful; lively; well, in good health and spirits; often used with ‘pretty’ → Eng. dial. & sl.
1733 — WADDIE → WADY cheerful; elated, in high spirits, frisky, gay, merry → Sc.
1751 — FUNNY cheerful due to alcohol; slightly drunk, tipsy → sl.
1762 — IN A WHOLE SKIN cheerful; good-humoured → sl.
1775 — CHERRY-MERRY cheerful, merry, especially from conviviality; slightly inebriated → sl.
1789 — CHERK → CHIRK → CHURK cheerful; lively, in good spirits; lively, brisk → Amer. dial.
1795 — BRIGHT AS A BUTTON cheerful; animated, lively; mentally alert, quick-witted 
..19C — CHIRRUPY cheerful → sl.
..19C — SPROUNCEY cheerful, jolly; slightly intoxicated → Eng. dial.
1811 — CRANKY brisk, merry, lively, disposed to exult, high-spirited, cheerful → Eng. & Amer. dial.
1813 — BOBBISH cheerful; lively; in good health and spirits; well → sl. & Eng. dial.
1824 — CHIRP AS A FLOCK OF BLACKBIRDS cheerful; lively, in good spirits → Amer. dial.
1824 — CHIRP cheerful; lively, in good spirits; in a good or pleasant mood → Amer. dial.
1825 — ECKLE-FECKLE cheerful, merry, gay → Sc. obs.
1825 — INNERLY cheerful; pleasant, sociable, of a neighbourly disposition, intimate; friendly, compassionate → Sc.
1825 — OLITE cheerful, sprightly → Sc. obs.
1826 — SAPPY made cheerful by drinking; lively → Sc.
1830 — SUNSHINE-SHOWERY of a disposition that is cheerful in the midst of trouble; cheerfully optimistic 
1833 — EFFERVESCENT cheerful; vivacious, enthusiastic 
1838 — CHIRPY cheerful; lively, in good spirits; in a good or pleasant mood → Amer. dial.
1840 — BLITHE AS A GRIG of a person: having a cheerful or lively disposition → Eng. dial.
1841 — MERRY AS A GRIG of a person: having a cheerful or lively disposition → Eng. dial.
1843 — CHIRKY cheerful; lively, in good spirits; brisk → Amer. dial.
1844 — IN HIGH FEATHER very cheerful; in good condition of health, spirits, etc. 
1846 — CHEER-UP cheering, comforting; that is intended to cheer someone up 
1856 — BRISK AS A GRIG of a person: having a cheerful or lively disposition → Eng. dial.
1860 — BRIGHT cheering, hopeful, encouraging 
1863 — CHIRP AS A CRICKET cheerful; lively, in good spirits → Amer. dial.
1876 — HEARTFUL cheerful; in high spirits → Eng. dial.
1892 — LIVELY AS A GRIG of a person: having a cheerful or lively disposition → Eng. dial.
1894 — GANSING-GAY cheerful, lively → Eng. dial.
1894 — NAPPY cheerful; bright; said of a place → Sc.
1900 — CHIPPY cheerful, merry → sl.
1900 — HAPPY AS A GRIG of a person: having a cheerful or lively disposition → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1904 — EUPHORIOUS cheerful or patient in life 
1905 — MOOTH cheerful, jovial → Sc. (Bk.)
1907 — BUCKED cheered, encouraged, elated → sl.
1911 — RAFF cheerful, contented → Sc.
1915 — CHEERO cheerful, merry, in good spirits → obs.
1918 — CHEERIO cheerful, merry, in good spirits 
1922 — POLLYANNAISH naively cheerful and optimistic; unrealistically happy
1929 — IN A GOOD SKIN cheerful; good-humoured → sl.
1930 — CRANKY high-spirited, cheerful → Amer. dial.
1940 — IN ONE’S ACKEE cheerful; energetic → W. Indies sl.
1940 — IN ONE’S SALT cheerful; energetic → W. Indies sl.
1955 — CHIRK AS A CHITTERDIDDLE ON A POKEWEED cheerful, lively → Amer. dial.
1965 — CHIP cheerful, lively; spry, fit → Amer. dial.
1965 — CHIPPING cheerful, lively; spry, fit → Amer. dial.
1965 — CHIPPY cheerful, lively; spry, fit → Amer. dial.
1970 — SMILEY → SMILY smiling; cheerful
1997 — GALLERY → GALLEY cheerful, lively → Irish sl.
1997 — IN THE GALES very cheerful; in a good state of mind → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1997 — LURED cheerful; happy → Ulster sl.
1999 — CHIRPY AS A CRICKET cheerful; lively (Bk.)

ADVERBS
1352 — CANTLY cheerfully, boldly, briskly, eagerly, energetically → Sc. & N. Eng. dial. obs.
1546 — CHEERLY cheerfully, merrily, in a lively manner; cheerily → obs.
1721 — CANTILY cheerfully, blithely, cheerily → Sc.
1724 — CADGILY cheerfully, merrily → Sc.
1724 — CAGILY cheerfully, merrily, gaily → Sc.
1637 — HEARTSOMELY cheerfully, merrily, heartily → Sc.
1838 — RAKISHLY cheerfully, jauntily, light-heartedly 
1856 — CANTY contentedly, merrily, cheerfully → Sc.
1896 — CADGY → CAIGY cheerfully, merrily, happily → Sc.

NOUNS
1250 — HEARTING cheer, encouragement, animation; the imparting of courage 
1571 — CHEERLINESS cheerfulness → obs.
1645 — CHEERISHNESS cheerfulness, cheerful feeling or behaviour → obs.
1742 — SUNSHINE cheerfulness or happiness of mind or heart; sunny disposition 
1867 — SKY-ROCKET an enthusiastic cheer, raised especially by college students → US sl. 
1871 — JOLLY a cheer, a shout 
1888 — CADGINESS cheerfulness, sportiveness → Sc. (Bk.)
1888 — CANTINESS cheerfulness → Sc. (Bk.)
1902 — HEARTSOMENESS cheerfulness → N. Ireland (Bk.)

NOUNS, PERSON
1405 — GLADDER a person who cheers or makes glad → obs.
1601 — HEARTENER a person who cheers, heartens, or encourages 
1868 — HEAR-HEARER a cheerer; a person who acclaims with shouts of hear! hear! 
1872 — BRIGHT SPARK a cheerful, alert person; a person of great intelligence, talent, or wit; a problem-solver, an innovator 
1900 — GRIG a merry companion; a cheerful, lively person → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1907 — CHEERER-UPPER a person who cheers someone up 

VERBS
1275 — MAKE GLAD CHEER to be or appear cheerful → obs.
1400 — MAKE GOOD CHEER to be or appear cheerful → obs.
1547 — LAETIFICATE → LETIFICATE to cheer, to make glad or joyful, to rejoice → obs.
1586 — UPCHEER to cheer up; to brighten, enliven, encourage → obs.
1590 — HEARTEN UP to cheer up, to animate 
1597 — RELEVATE to restore to cheerfulness; to raise the spirits of a person → obs.
1607 — ACHEER to cheer, to cheer up → obs.
1623 — HILARATE to make cheerful, merry, or gay; to exhilarate → obs.
1631 — SIMPER LIKE A POT THAT’S READY TO RUN OVER to look cheerful or merry; to smile → colloq.
1640 — MAGNANIMATE to cheer, to inspirit; to inspire with greatness of mind; to render high-souled → obs.
1656 — PERK UP to cheer up 
1657 — ALACRIATE to make cheerful and lively; to excite; to rouse to action; to encourage; to embolden → obs.
1668 — SIMPER LIKE A FRUMETY-KETTLE → SIMPER LIKE A FURMITY-KETTLE to look cheerful or merry; to smile → UK colloq.
1781 — CHEERFULISE → CHEERFULIZE to cause to be or appear cheerful 
1823 — SPURK to brighten or cheer up; said of persons → Eng. dial.
1826 — BLITHEN to cheer, to gladden → Sc.
1827 — PEARTEN to make cheerful or lively; to enliven → Amer. dial.
1843 — CHIRK UP to become or to make someone cheerful or lively → Amer. dial.
1844 — BUCK UP to cheer up → sl.
1845 — JOSH to give a cheer or shout → Amer. sl.
1851 — PEARTEN to become cheerful, lively, or active; to hasten → Amer. dial.
1864 — ALACRIFY to make cheerful; to rouse to action; to excite 
1866 — EFFERVESCE to make cheerful and lively; to stir up, to excite, to exhilarate 
1883 — HELP UP to cheer up, to encourage → Amer. dial.
1889 — ROOT FOR  to cheer or applaud (a sports team, etc.); to support → colloq., orig. US
1891 — KEEP THE TAMBOURINE A-ROLLING to keep things cheerful or lively → sl.
1897 — CHIRP UP → CHURP UP to become or to make someone cheerful or lively; to encourage → Amer. dial.
1897 — CHUCK UP to cheer up → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1897 — JOLLY to cheer → US sl.
1902 — HARPEN ON to cheer on to fight, to encourage → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1911 — BIRK UP to cheer up; to brisk up → Sc. (Bk.)
1970 — FACE UP to be cheerful or brave; to keep one’s chin up → Amer. dial.