lovesome

[ luhv-suhm ]

adjective

1. inspiring love; lovely; lovable.
2. amorous; loving.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lovesome¹

before 1000; Middle English lovesom, Old English lufsum. See love, -some ¹

Example Sentences

A Garden is a lovesome thing, God wot; Rose plot, Fringed pool, Ferned grot, The veriest school of Peace; And yet the fool Contends that God is not in gardens.

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Then Madan woke, and I bound the thief my arms: Says Vidyāpati: A learned wanton he— You may be lovesome, but your lover is a master of the art of love!

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I said they were both the fairest ladies of their courts, and that the Queen of England was whiter, but our Queen very lovesome.

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My little heroine—the bonnie, winsome, lovesome Meta—had seen many changes even in her short lifetime.

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He will devote himself to his case, and when his work is done will enjoy the yearly lovesome frolic feast with little Cinuolo.

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