lovesome
English
Alternative forms
- loosome (dialectal)
- lossom (dialectal)
Etymology
From Middle English lufsom, lufsum, from Old English lufsum (“loving, lovable, pleasant”), equivalent to love + -some.
Adjective
lovesome (comparative more lovesome, superlative most lovesome)
- Worthy of love; having qualities that inspire love; lovable.
- Lovable on account of beauty; lovely; beautiful; winsome.
- Thomas Edward Brown, My Garden:
- A garden is a lovesome thing, God wot!
- Marked or characterised by love; loving; manifesting love or affection; affectionate; friendly.
- Amorous; romantic.
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Antonyms
Derived terms
- lovesomehead
- lovesomeness
- lovesomely
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