Usage Note
Frohsinn is a slightly old-fashioned but still comprehensible word for a lively, upbeat mood. It pairs naturally with community or festive contexts (Geselligkeit und Frohsinn) and contrasts pleasantly with Trübsinn.
Examples
"Die Kinder brachten ihren Frohsinn in das stille Haus und belebten alles."
Natural Translation
The children brought their cheerfulness into the quiet house and enlivened everything.
Literal Translation
The children brought their good-spirits into the quiet house and enlivened everything.
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- Bedrängnis distress, straits, predicament
- Bedrömmeltheit stunned, dazed emotional numbness
- Bedrücktheit oppressive heaviness of spirit, dejected low mood
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