cheery
/ˈtʃɪəri/adjective
उच्चारण चिअरी
हँसमुख, प्रसन्न, खुशनुमा
Core word
- 1
happy and cheerful
हँसमुख, प्रसन्न, खुशनुमा
- Radhika greeted everyone with a cheery smile.
- He gave us a cheery wave from the bus.
- bright, cheery colours
+ 3 more examples
- The nurse gave each patient a cheery good morning.
- He sounded cheery on the phone despite the bad news.
- A cheery fire burned in the fireplace.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
cheery + noun (person, voice, wave)
Cheery describes a person or their voice, smile, greeting or manner as bright and happy.
Cheery किसी व्यक्ति या उसकी आवाज़, मुस्कान, अभिवादन या स्वभाव को प्रसन्न और उत्साहपूर्ण बताता है।
- The cheery shopkeeper greeted every customer by name.
- She gave a cheery wave from the bus window.
be / look / sound cheery
Cheery follows be, look or sound to describe mood or voice.
Cheery, be, look या sound के बाद आकर मनोदशा या आवाज़ का वर्णन करता है।
- Radhika sounded cheery on the phone.
- Everyone looked cheery on the first day of the festival.
cheery, cheerier, cheeriest
The comparative and superlative are made by changing y to i and adding -er and -est.
Comparative और superlative में y को i करके -er और -est जोड़ा जाता है।
- The hall was cheerier with fresh flowers.
- He is the cheeriest boy in the class.
cheery vs cheerful
Cheery is more informal and suggests a lively, friendly manner, while cheerful is the general, neutral word.
Cheery अधिक अनौपचारिक है और जीवंत, मित्रवत ढंग का संकेत देता है, जबकि cheerful सामान्य और तटस्थ शब्द है।
- A cheery greeting is warmer than a polite one.
- She is a cheerful and hardworking nurse.
cheery vs cheerful vs cheerily
Cheery and cheerful are adjectives, while cheerily is the adverb; use the adverb when the word describes an action.
Cheery और cheerful adjectives हैं, जबकि cheerily adverb है; किसी क्रिया का वर्णन करना हो तो adverb लगाएँ।
- The cheery boy whistled cheerily on his way home.
+Collocations 4
cheery + noun
smilewavevoicegreetingface
- The postman's cheery greeting brightened the lane.
adverb + cheery
veryunfailinglyrelentlesslysurprisinglyquite
- The nurse was unfailingly cheery, even on night shifts.
verb + cheery
looksoundseemfeelstay
- He tried to sound cheery before the result.
cheery + person
waiterneighbourhostconductorold man
- Our cheery host offered us tea at once.
“More examples 6
- The old bus driver gave a cheery smile to every child.
बूढ़े बस चालक ने हर बच्चे को प्रसन्न मुस्कान दी।
- She put on a cheery face although she was worried.
चिंतित होते हुए भी उसने चेहरे पर खुशी का भाव रखा।
- The cheery ring of bicycle bells filled the morning street.
साइकिल की घंटियों की खुशनुमा आवाज़ सुबह की सड़क पर गूँज रही थी।
- Radhika sent a cheery message to wish her friend luck.
राधिका ने अपनी सहेली को शुभकामना देने के लिए एक खुशनुमा संदेश भेजा।
- The cheery light of the lamps made the courtyard welcoming.
दीयों की खुशनुमा रोशनी ने आँगन को स्वागतपूर्ण बना दिया।
- The cheery chatter of children filled the school bus.
बच्चों की खुशनुमा बातचीत से स्कूल बस गूँज उठी।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The shopkeeper spoke very cheery.
✓ The shopkeeper spoke very cheerily.
An adverb is needed to modify the verb spoke.
क्रिया 'spoke' को modify करने के लिए adverb आवश्यक है।