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gaysome

Syllables: gay·some/ˈɡeɪsəm/

gaysome adjective: characterised or marked by gaiety; cheerful; gladsome.

Adjective

gaysome (comparative more gaysome, superlative most gaysome)

  1. Characterised or marked by gaiety; cheerful; gladsome.
    • Her buds of gaysome youth1610, “The Life and Death of King Edmund, surnamed Ironside”, in Richard Niccols, editor, The Mirror for Magistrates
    • The very emperor his throne did grace to-day, Why, never was a crowd in such a gaysome mood.1900, Rixford Joseph Lincoln, Poems and Short Stories

Forms of gaysome

comparativemore gaysome
superlativemost gaysome

Origin of gaysome

From gay + -some.

Words formed from gaysome

Words that rhyme with gaysome

Questions about gaysome

What does gaysome mean?
Gaysome means characterised or marked by gaiety; cheerful; gladsome.
What part of speech is gaysome?
Gaysome is an adjective.
How do you pronounce gaysome?
Gaysome is pronounced /ˈɡeɪsəm/.

Words near gaysome in the dictionary

  1. gaysian
  2. gaysians
  3. gayslop
  4. Gaysoc
  5. Gaysocs
  6. gaysome
  7. gaysomeness
  8. gayspeak
  9. gaysploitation
  10. Gaystapo
  11. GayStation

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