Characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness
English: buoyant, chirpy, perky
Bahasa: keren, gembira, riang, cergas
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periangBahasa Indonesia
gay, bouncing, bouncy, bubbly, buoyant
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#29,010 of the corpus · 1.1 per million words · 4,662 occurrences
From riang (peN-) · less common, #10,994
Adjective
Bright and pleasant, promoting a feeling of cheer
English: cheery, gay, sunny
Bahasa: riang, girang, bersukaria, berseri-seri
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Having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air
English: chipper, debonair, debonaire, jaunty
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5 more adjective senses
Impossible to repress or control
English: irrepressible, uncontrollable
Bahasa: riang
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Marked by lively action
English: bouncing, bouncy, peppy, spirited, zippy
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Exaggerated feeling of well-being or elation
English: euphoric
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Full of or showing high-spirited merriment
English: gay, jocund, jolly, jovial, merry, mirthful
Bahasa: gembira, sukacita, ceria, meriah, ria, riang, girang
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Full of or showing high spirits
English: bubbly
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