Cheeriness

[deny80]

Hi, I'm writing the lyrics for an easy-listening song. I used the word "cheeriness" because it fits well in the metrics, but as I've never seen it used, so I have the doubt that it may sound weird or old-fashioned for native speakers.

The song line goes like this:

"And we'll find our happiness, cheeriness, no more time for loneliness...."

Does it sound ok for you? Thanks for your help

 

[Edinburgher]

In lyrics you have latitude to take liberties, but that sounds fine enough even without that excuse.
Are you sure you don't mean cheerfulness? But I suppose you like the repeated "-iness" endings, and perhaps the difference is not enough to worry about.

 

[deny80]

Thank you very much, Edinburgher