cheer

Words with a similar base: cheer, cheer_up, cheerfulness

'cheer'

[cheer.n.01] as in: a cry or shout of approval

'cheer'

[cheerfulness.n.01] as in: the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom

Examples:
flowers added a note of cheerfulness to the drab room

'cheer'

[cheer.v.01] as in: give encouragement to

'cheer'

[cheer.v.02] as in: show approval or good wishes by shouting

Examples:
everybody cheered the birthday boy

'cheer'

[cheer.v.03] as in: cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful

Examples:
She tried to cheer up the disappointed child when he failed to win the spelling bee

'cheer'

[cheer.v.04] as in: become cheerful

'cheer'

[cheer.v.05] as in: spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts

Examples:
The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers

Origins

					cheer (English)
└── chere (Anglo-Norman)
    └── chiere (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
        └── cara (Latin)
            └── κάρα (Ancient Greek (to 1453))

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