Heartsome

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    merry, cheery, pleasant, delightful, attractive. archaic, dialectal, poetic

    "There thrust the bold straightforward horn To battle for that lady lorn; With heartsome voice of mellow scorn, Like any knight in knighthood's morn."

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"There thrust the bold straightforward horn To battle for that lady lorn; With heartsome voice of mellow scorn, Like any knight in knighthood's morn."

Etymology

From heart + -some.

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