laetus — meaning in English

English meaning

• cheerful adj Visibly happy and full of good spirits.
• glad adj Pleased or happy about something.
• happy adj Feeling or showing pleasure or contentment.
• merry adj Cheerful and full of high spirits; happy and lively.

Senses

laetus is used for these senses in English:

• cheerful Noticeably happy and optimistic.
• glad Pleased; happy; gratified.
• happy Having a feeling arising from a consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment; enjoying good of any kind, such as comfort, peace, or tranquillity; blissful, contented, joyous.
• happy Experiencing the effect of favourable fortune; favored by fortune or luck; fortunate, lucky, propitious.
• merry Jolly and full of high spirits; happy.

cheerful — full definition

1. adj Visibly happy and full of good spirits.
2. adj Bright and pleasant, describing a place or thing rather than a person.

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