Lovesome

Lovesome
Lovesome \Love"some\, a. [AS. lufsum.] Lovely. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

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  • lovesome — O.E. lufsum worthy of love, from LOVE (Cf. love) (v.) + SOME (Cf. some). Early 13c. as lovely, 1720 as amorous. An old word that might be useful in its original sense. Related: Lovesomely; lovesomeness …   Etymology dictionary

  • lovesome — [luv′səm] adj. Now Chiefly Dial. lovely …   English World dictionary

  • lovesome — adjective Date: before 12th century 1. winsome, lovely 2. affectionate, amorous …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • lovesome — /luv seuhm/, adj. 1. inspiring love; lovely; lovable. 2. amorous; loving. [bef. 1000; ME lovesom, OE lufsum. See LOVE, SOME1] * * * …   Universalium

  • lovesome — adj. [lossom], Wright’s L. P. p. 26; comp. ‘lussomore.’ Ib. p. 51 …   Oldest English Words

  • lovesome — adjective literary lovely or lovable …   English new terms dictionary

  • lovesome — love·some …   English syllables

  • lovesome — adj. literary lovely, lovable …   Useful english dictionary

  • adoring — adj. 1. 1 feeling or showing profound respect or veneration. Opposite of {irreverent}. Syn: worshipful, reverent [WordNet 1.5] 2. 1 feeling or showing a deep love and devotion to. her adoring parents Syn: doting, fond, lovesome [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Vince Guaraldi — Infobox Person name = Vincent Anthony Guaraldi caption = Vince Guaraldi birth date = birth date|1928|7|17|mf=y birth place = San Francisco, California, United States dead=alive death date = death date and age|1976|2|6|1928|7|17|mf=y death place …   Wikipedia

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