cheerfulness is the atmosphere under which all things thrive. From LearnThat.org. [Jean Paul Richter (1763-1825).]
Flowers added a note of cheerfulness to the drab room. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
His cheerfulness made everyone feel better. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
You assume, in your essay, that cheerfulness is a good thing. From Wordnik.com. [Nietzsche the Pantheist? | Heretical Ideas Magazine] Reference
Wilder's Wonka had the basic cheerfulness from the book, but was more languid; Willy Wonka on 'ludes. From Wordnik.com. [MOVIE REVIEW: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory] Reference
We felt a great security while he was guiding our destinies, and worked on in cheerfulness and in hope. From Wordnik.com. [A Memorial Discourse on the Character of Abraham Lincoln] Reference
A imee Mann wrote this in the New York Times a couple of weeks ago: Paul McCartney's relentless cheerfulness is depressing. From Wordnik.com. [Is That Legal?: Music Archives] Reference
And so her cheerfulness is the most hopeful sign for me. '. From Wordnik.com. [Thyrza] Reference
Another obstacle to cheerfulness, which is minor but still very common, is impatience. From Wordnik.com. [Cheerfulness (A psychosynthesis technique), by Roberto Assagioli] Reference
The third merit, which I have called cheerfulness, is really the most important of all. From Wordnik.com. [Gilbert Keith Chesterton] Reference
That his cheerfulness was a matter of temperament we cannot doubt, but it was also founded on principle. From Wordnik.com. [Sir Walter Scott as a Critic of Literature] Reference
I certainly do not begrudge the Carters or the nation their recent cheerfulness, which is in itself a most attractive development. From Wordnik.com. [The Smiles of Carter] Reference
His cheerfulness should be the gift of the sunlight; the air should suffice for his inspiration, and he should be tipsy with water. From Wordnik.com. [Essays — Second Series] Reference
When she made some remark to him, his plan was to show that, though he answered cordially, his cheerfulness was the result of a terrible inward struggle. From Wordnik.com. [My Lady Nicotine A Study in Smoke] Reference
I'll include gingham in the mix as well for a measure of "cheerfulness". From Wordnik.com. [A concrete reason to buy an abstract dress - A Dress A Day] Reference
I think "cheerfulness" should be a strongly motivating force behind all clothing decisions. From Wordnik.com. [March 2008] Reference
But because, outwardly, it was all "cheerfulness," Susan kept her peace; but she also kept her eyes on Keith. From Wordnik.com. [Dawn] Reference
But there was a special kind of cheerfulness, a sparkle of youth which one did not altogether realise at first. From Wordnik.com. [His Masterpiece] Reference
… Could they but know †"and how my cheerfulness is the cloak by which I cover the emptiness and misery, †she wrote. From Wordnik.com. [TPN :: GDay World] Reference
Hall frequently prescribed "cheerfulness" for his patients, saying that it is better than anything to be obtained at the apothecary's. From Wordnik.com. [Cheerfulness as a Life Power] Reference
"Of course, they're Mary things," answered Mother, cheerfully -- the kind of cheerfulness that says: "I'm being good and you ought to be.". From Wordnik.com. [Mary Marie] Reference
Gables, black and heavy-browed as it still certainly looked, must have shown a kind of cheerfulness glimmering through its dusky windows as. From Wordnik.com. [House of the Seven Gables] Reference
The cheerfulness is the issue here. From Wordnik.com. [There, there, Ron « BuzzMachine] Reference
"cheerfulness," covered the floor, and there was a large white sheepskin rug before the fireplace. From Wordnik.com. [The Marriage of William Ashe] Reference
None of them has had this Teletubby air of perpetual cheerfulness. From Wordnik.com. [Report From Philly: Why The Gop Is Playing Nice] Reference
Hejazi was my man in Palestine, a person of unending cheerfulness and optimism. From Wordnik.com. [Walking in Palestine] Reference
I lost my cheerfulness, my energy, and the color of health that once shone in my cheeks. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
So he thought that getting America back to cheerfulness was an intensely practical program. From Wordnik.com. [The Left Starts to Rethink Reagan] Reference
The upshot is that you can actually learn to "grow" compassion, tolerance and cheerfulness. From Wordnik.com. [Douglas LaBier: How to Live an 'Inside-Out' Life] Reference
In pronouncing these words with forced cheerfulness, Madame Desvarennes's voice trembled slightly. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
If they consider cheerfulness and techno-professionalism marketable, then some artists have liftoff. From Wordnik.com. [ART'S 'STAR SEARCH'] Reference
So, on the whole, though he had his moments of sadness, yet the sadness was driven out by cheerfulness. From Wordnik.com. [Lost in the Fog] Reference
While she was arranging her toilette, I sat near the window and reproached her for losing her former cheerfulness. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
The awkward small talk, the crazy attempt to normalize an unbearable moment, the pointless cheerfulness are brilliantly observed. From Wordnik.com. [The Killer And The Nun] Reference
They attract us not by preaching, much less by screeching, but by radiant goodness, irrepressible cheerfulness and devastating love. From Wordnik.com. [The Happiest Human] Reference
"He wakes up every morning looking for the cookie," says a friend, parroting a pet Gingrich phrase about the speaker's usual cheerfulness. From Wordnik.com. [The Trouble With Newt] Reference
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