Cheerfulness (redirected from cheerful)

Cheerfulness

See also Gaiety, Joviality, Optimism.

blood

humor effecting temperament of sanguineness. [Medieval Physiology: Hall, 130]

coreopsis

symbol of cheerfulness because of its bright yellow flowers. [Flower Symbolism: Jobes, 371]

crocus

symbol of cheerfulness. [Flower Symbolism: Jobes, 383]

L’Allegro

pastoral idyll; title means the cheerful or merry one. [Br. Lit.: “L’Allegro” in Benét, 24–25]

Pollyanna

the “glad child,” extraordinarily optimistic. [Children’s Lit.: Pollyanna]

Raggedy Ann

good-natured despite misadventures; doll with perpetual smile. [Children’s Lit.: Raggedy Ann Stories]

Sabbath’s

(Sunday’s) child bonny and blithe, good and gay. [Nurs. Rhyme: Opie, 309]

Silver, Mattie

Zeena’s cousin-companion; brightens Frome’s gloomy house. [Am. Lit.: Ethan Frome]

Singin’ in the Rain

downpour doesn’t dampen singer’s spirits. [Pop. Music: Fordin, 355]

Tapley, Mark

Martin’s ever jovial companion. [Br. Lit.: Martin Chuzzlewit]

xeranthemum

symbolizes good-naturedness in adversity. [Flower Symbolism: Flora Symbolica, 178]