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title: cheerfulness — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «cheerfulness» in the school dictionary: Cheerfulness is being happy, bright and in a good mood, and showing it to others. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# cheerfulness

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**Who acts:** Cheerfulness, everyone, He, scouts, look · **What happens:** be, show, make, smile, do, help · **To what, where:** Cheerfulness, others, everyone, chores, patients, rain

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«cheerfulness» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [cheerfulness in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cheerfulness.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Cheerfulness is being happy, bright and in a good mood, and showing it to others.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cheerfulness:m1:1
# text = Cheerfulness is being happy, bright and in a good mood, and showing it to others.
1	Cheerfulness	cheerfulness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	cop	_	_
4	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	mood	mood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	showing	show	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	conj	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
16	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Cheerfulness |  |  |  |  | happy *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | Cheerfulness *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **show** | gerund | Cheerfulness *not said here* | Cheerfulness | others |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent it=Topic to other=Recipient |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her cheerfulness made everyone smile.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cheerfulness:x1:1
# text = Her cheerfulness made everyone smile.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	cheerfulness	cheerfulness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	3	obj	_	_
5	smile	smile	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | Her cheerfulness | everyone |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **smile** | infinitive | everyone *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He did his chores with cheerfulness.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cheerfulness:x2:1
# text = He did his chores with cheerfulness.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	chores	chore	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	cheerfulness	cheerfulness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | He | his chores |  |  |  | with cheerfulness | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chore=Eventuality |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The nurse's cheerfulness helped the patients.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cheerfulness:x3:1
# text = The nurse's cheerfulness helped the patients.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	nurse	nurse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	cheerfulness	cheerfulness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	helped	help	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	patients	patient	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | past | the nurse's cheerfulness | the patients |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent patient=Beneficiary |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Even in the rain, the scouts kept their cheerfulness.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cheerfulness:x4:1
# text = Even in the rain, the scouts kept their cheerfulness.
1	Even	even	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	scouts	scout	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	cheerfulness	cheerfulness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past | the scouts | scouts's cheerfulness |  | the rain |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent cheerfulness=Theme in rain=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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His cheerfulness was catching.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cheerfulness:x5:1
# text = His cheerfulness was catching.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	cheerfulness	cheerfulness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	catching	catch	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **catch** | past · progressive | His cheerfulness |  |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Thank you for your cheerfulness all year.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cheerfulness:x6:1
# text = Thank you for your cheerfulness all year.
1	Thank	thank	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	cheerfulness	cheerfulness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **thank** *speech: thank* | present |  |  | you |  | year | for your cheerfulness | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent you=Theme for cheerfulness=Attribute |

## Example 7 {#x7}

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There was a look of cheerfulness on everything.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cheerfulness:x7:1
# text = There was a look of cheerfulness on everything.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	look	look	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	cheerfulness	cheerfulness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past | a look of cheerfulness on everything |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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