the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Relating to or expressing admiration or wonder.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Expressing admiration or wonder.
n. The point of exclamation or admiration (!).
Word Usage
"It is maintained by Mr. Arthur Edmund Brae, and by Dr. Ingleby, that "cheer" as a shout of "admirative applause" did not come into use until the latter part of the last century."