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Cheerfulness vs Upbeat - What's the difference?

cheerfulness | upbeat |

As nouns the difference between cheerfulness and upbeat

is that cheerfulness is the state of being cheerful; joy while upbeat is an unaccented beat at the start of a musical phrase.

As an adjective upbeat is

having a fast pace, tempo, or beat.

cheerfulness

English

Noun

(-)
  • The state of being cheerful; joy.

    • upbeat

    English

    Alternative forms

    * up-beat

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having a fast pace, tempo, or beat.
    • The notes are easy, but it's an upbeat tune and should be played fairly quickly.
  • Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.
    • Though he had bad news, he ended with an upbeat forecast for the future.
    He sounded upbeat when I talked to him.

    Antonyms

    * downbeat

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An unaccented beat at the start of a musical phrase.

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