lovesome

Syllables: love·some/ˈlʌvsəm/

lovesome adjective: worthy of love; having qualities that inspire love; lovable.

Adjective

lovesome (comparative more lovesome, superlative most lovesome)

Worthy of love; having qualities that inspire love; lovable.
(Ireland, archaic) Affectionate; friendly.
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...1700, John Dryden, “The Beginning of the First Book of Lucretius,”, in Lucretius His Six Books of Epicurean Philosophy:and Manlius His Five Books. Containing a System of the ncient Astronomy and...
(archaic) Amorous; showing or feeling love.
- [T]he Lady seems Lovesome, & I fancy lends him Money from Time to Time.1790 March 18, Hester Thrale Piozzi, Thraliana

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

What does lovesome mean?: Lovesome means worthy of love; having qualities that inspire love; lovable.
What part of speech is lovesome?: Lovesome is an adjective.
How do you pronounce lovesome?: Lovesome is pronounced /ˈlʌvsəm/.

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