cheerishness

English

Etymology

From cheerish +‎ -ness.

Noun

cheerishness (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) cheerfulness; cheer
   • 1643, J[ohn] M[ilton], The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce: […], London: […] T[homas] P[aine] and M[atthew] S[immons] […], →OCLC:

     There is no Christian duty that is not to be seasoned and set off with cheerishness.

References

• “cheerisness”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.