different between amused vs cheerful

English

Etymology

From amuse +? -ed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??mju?zd/

Verb

amused

1. simple past tense and past participle of amuse

   While waiting for the bus, I amused myself by performing a mime interpretation of the Gettysburg Address.

Adjective

amused (comparative more amused, superlative most amused)

1. Pleasurably entertained.

   The children chased one another in a circle in front of their amused parents.

2. Displaying amusement.
3. (usually with a complement) Enjoying humor aspects (of something).

   He was amused to note the disarray of his opponents.

   He was very amused by the lyrics.

   She was amused with their antics.

   The entertainers parodied his speech. He was not amused.

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Anagrams

• Medusa, medusa, sea mud

English

Alternative forms

• cheerfull (archaic)
• chearful (archaic or dialectal)

Etymology

From Middle English chereful, cherful, equivalent to cheer +? -ful.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?t????f?l/, /?t????f?l/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?t????f?l/, /?t????f?l/
• Hyphenation: cheer?ful
• Rhymes: -??rf?l

Adjective

cheerful (comparative more cheerful, superlative most cheerful)

1. Noticeably happy and optimistic.

   Synonyms: bright, bubbly, cheerly, ebullient, happy, joyful, merry, optimistic, vivacious; see also Thesaurus:happy

   Antonyms: depressed, miserable, sad

2. Bright and pleasant.

   • At half-past nine on this Saturday evening, the parlour of the Salutation Inn, High Holborn, contained most of its customary visitors. […] In former days every tavern of repute kept such a room for its own select circle, a club, or society, of habitués, who met every evening, for a pipe and a cheerful glass.

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