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cheerful

How many syllables in cheerful?

  2 syllables

Divide cheerful into syllables:   cheer-ful
Stressed syllable in cheerful:   cheer-ful
How to pronounce cheerful:   cheer-full
How to say cheerful:

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Synonyms for cheerful


1 syllable
  • bright
  • light
  • warm
  • glad
  • up
2 syllables
  • breezy
  • bullish
  • carefree
  • chipper
  • happy
  • jaunty
  • sanguine
  • bubbly
  • buoyant
  • cheery
  • festive
  • hearty
  • joyous
  • upbeat
3 syllables
  • jovial
  • sociable
4 syllables
    5 syllables
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      What rhymes with cheerful

      2 syllables
      • earful
      • tearful
      • fearful
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