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lovesome

  • /ˈlʌvsəm/

Rhymes with -ʌvsəm

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From Middle English lufsom, lufsum, from Old English lufsum (“loving, lovable, pleasant”), equivalent to love + -some.

adjective more lovesome · most lovesome · loosome · lossom

  1. Worthy of love; having qualities that inspire love; lovable.
  2. Ireland, archaic Affectionate; friendly.
  3. Lovable on account of beauty; lovely, beautiful. A garden is a lovesome thing, God wot!
  4. archaic Amorous; showing or feeling love. [T]he Lady seems Lovesome, & I fancy lends him Money from Time to Time.

Similar: affectionate

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