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gainsome¹

  • /ˈɡeɪnsʌm/

Where it comes from

From gain (“profit, advantage, foredeal, benefit”) + -some.

adjective more gainsome · most gainsome

  1. Marked by gain; gainful; profitable. The cotton grower felt delight at the gainsome expansion of his cotton fields.

gainsome²

  • /ˈɡeɪnsʌm/

Where it comes from

From gain (“straight, direct, immediate, short”) + -some.

adjective more gainsome · most gainsome

  1. Well-formed; handsome; gainly.

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"gainsome." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gainsome. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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gainsome. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gainsome

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"gainsome." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gainsome.

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@misc{gainsome_2026,
  title = {gainsome},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gainsome},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}