lovesome

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
16
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈlʌvsəm/

Definition of lovesome

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Worthy of love; having qualities that inspire love; lovable.
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adj

  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!”
    “Through all the living Regions dost thou move, And scatter'st, where thou goest, the kindly Seeds of Love: Since then the race of every living thing, Obeys thy pow'r; since nothing new can spring Without thy Warmth, without thy Influence bear, Or beautiful or lovesome can appear, Be thou my Aid: my tuneful Song inspire, And kindle with thy own productive Fire;”
  4. (archaic)Amorous; showing or feeling love.
    “[T]he Lady seems Lovesome, & I fancy lends him Money from Time to Time.”

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Etymology

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

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