CHEER as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom
   Synonym(s)
   • cheerfulness (what does cheerfulness mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • flowers added a note of cheerfulness to the drab room
   Hypernyms(s) cheer is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • attribute (what does attribute mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • uncheerfulness (what does uncheerfulness mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • good-temperedness (what does good-temperedness mean?)
   • good-humoredness (what does good-humoredness mean?)
   • good humouredness (what does good humouredness mean?)
   • good naturedness (what does good naturedness mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • cheerful (what does cheerful mean?)
   • cheerless (what does cheerless mean?)
   • uncheerful (what does uncheerful mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • cheer (what does cheer mean?)
   • cheer up (what does cheer up mean?)
   • jolly along (what does jolly along mean?)
   • jolly up (what does jolly up mean?)
   • cheer (what does cheer mean?)
   • cheer up (what does cheer up mean?)
   • chirk up (what does chirk up mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a cry or shout of approval
   Hypernyms(s) cheer is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • approval (what does approval mean?)
   • commendation (what does commendation mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • banzai (what does banzai mean?)
   • bravo (what does bravo mean?)
   • hurrah (what does hurrah mean?)
   • hooray (what does hooray mean?)
   • salvo (what does salvo mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • cheer (what does cheer mean?)

CHEER as VERB

1. Meaning
   • show approval or good wishes by shouting
   Usage Example(s)
   • everybody cheered the birthday boy
   Hypernyms(s) cheer is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • applaud (what does applaud mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • lighten (what does lighten mean?)
   • buoy up (what does buoy up mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • cheer (what does cheer mean?)
   • cheerer (what does cheerer mean?)
   • cheering (what does cheering mean?)
   • shouting (what does shouting mean?)
2. Meaning
   • urge on or encourage especially by shouts
   Synonym(s)
   • barrack (what does barrack mean?)
   • exhort (what does exhort mean?)
   • inspire (what does inspire mean?)
   • pep up (what does pep up mean?)
   • urge (what does urge mean?)
   • urge on (what does urge on mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers
   Hypernyms(s) cheer is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • encourage (what does encourage mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • cheerlead (what does cheerlead mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • exhortation (what does exhortation mean?)
   • exhortation (what does exhortation mean?)
   • incitement (what does incitement mean?)
   • urging (what does urging mean?)
   • cheerer (what does cheerer mean?)
   • cheering (what does cheering mean?)
   • shouting (what does shouting mean?)
3. Meaning
   • become cheerful
   Synonym(s)
   • cheer up (what does cheer up mean?)
   • chirk up (what does chirk up mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) cheer is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • rejoice (what does rejoice mean?)
   • joy (what does joy mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • complain (what does complain mean?)
   • kick (what does kick mean?)
   • plain (what does plain mean?)
   • sound off (what does sound off mean?)
   • quetch (what does quetch mean?)
   • kvetch (what does kvetch mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • exult (what does exult mean?)
   • rejoice (what does rejoice mean?)
   • triumph (what does triumph mean?)
   • jubilate (what does jubilate mean?)
   • lighten (what does lighten mean?)
   • buoy up (what does buoy up mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • cheerfulness (what does cheerfulness mean?)
   • cheer (what does cheer mean?)
4. Meaning
   • cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful
   Synonym(s)
   • cheer up (what does cheer up mean?)
   • jolly along (what does jolly along mean?)
   • jolly up (what does jolly up mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • She tried to cheer up the disappointed child when he failed to win the spelling bee
   Hyponym(s)
   • amuse (what does amuse mean?)
   Cause(s)
   • cheer (what does cheer mean?)
   • cheer up (what does cheer up mean?)
   • chirk up (what does chirk up mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • cheerfulness (what does cheerfulness mean?)
   • cheer (what does cheer mean?)
5. Meaning
   • give encouragement to
   Synonym(s)
   • embolden (what does embolden mean?)
   • hearten (what does hearten mean?)
   • recreate (what does recreate mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) cheer is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • encourage (what does encourage mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • dishearten (what does dishearten mean?)
   • put off (what does put off mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • take heart (what does take heart mean?)
   • buck up (what does buck up mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • cheering (what does cheering mean?)
   • shouting (what does shouting mean?)