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单词 lifesome
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lifesomeadj.

Brit. /ˈlʌɪfs(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈlaɪfsəm/
Forms:

α. 1500s liuesome.

β. 1600s 1800s– lifesome.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: life n., -some suffix1.
Etymology: < life n. + -some suffix1. Compare earlier lifeful adj., lively adj.
Now rare.
1. Fraught or charged with life. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
the world > life > source or principle of life > [adjective] > opposed to dead
in the land of the livingc825
livingeOE
lifeeOE
quickeOE
aliveOE
livishc1175
alivesc1300
in lifea1325
with lifea1325
of life1392
breathinga1398
undeada1400
upon lifea1413
live1531
lifesome1582
undeceased1589
vivec1590
breathful1593
vivificent1598
on the hoof1818
1582 T. Watson Ἑκατομπαθία: Passionate Cent. Loue v O liuesome death, O sweete and pleasant ill.
2. Full of life or animation, lively.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] > lively, vivacious, or animated
jollyc1325
lightsomea1382
kedgec1440
fledge?1461
crank1499
frisky?a1500
sprightya1522
frisk1528
sprightful1550
quick-spirited1552
cranking1567
lively1567
quick-sprighted1579
aleger1590
bright-eyed1590
firking1594
sprightly1594
spirituous1601
great-stomached1607
spirity1615
spiritous1628
lifesomec1635
vivacious1645
rattlingc1650
quick-set1653
airy1654
animated1660
sparklinga1704
bob1721
vivace1721
animate1801
high-lifed1859
sassy1859
chippy1865
sparky1883
high-keyed1893
high life1903
peppy1914
pepful1915
jazzy1917
upbeat1947
zappy1969
sparkly1979
the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > [adjective] > cheerful and lively
taitc1300
cant1330
crouse?a1400
pert?a1513
sprightya1522
aleger1590
sprightly1594
sunshine1594
brighta1616
lifesomec1635
flippant1711
cantya1724
saucy1741
chirk1789
chipper1806
chirrupy1808
up1815
chirpy1837
breezy1870
cyclonish1884
c1635 Constancy True Loue i Here Phaebe his warbling harpe did tune, The lifesome monthes of May & Iune.
1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 414/1 Joy is depicted with a lifsome merry aspect.
1809 S. T. Coleridge Three Graves iii, in Friend 21 Sept. 91 I wish for your sake I could be More lifesome and more gay.
a1849 H. Coleridge Ess. & Marginalia (1851) II. 11 The speeches of Momus..are very witty and lifesome.
1909 Agitator (Wellsboro, Pa.) 24 Mar. 6/2 For all I haven't it chapter and verse, it's wonderful lifesome, too.
2002 S. Mills Epicurean Simplicity v. 101 It is quite possible to make the segue from cars to more lifesome alternatives.

Derivatives

ˈlifesomely adv.
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > vigour or force > [adverb] > in a lively or vivid manner
livelily1751
lifesomely1848
1848 S. Coleridge in Q. Rev. Mar. 430 His latest poems..are not so lifesomely evolved from a central idea as those of his morning and noon-day.
1894 A. A. M. Allen Life & Serm. J. Allen 360 Such can never be mere flood-wood, drifting sluggishly into eddies and stagnant pools,..but rather riding lifesomely upon the crested, combing waves of human advancement.
ˈlifesomeness n.
ΘΚΠ
the world > life > source or principle of life > [noun] > condition or state of being alive
lifeOE
liveliness1540
livelihead1557
livelihood1566
animation1615
vivency1646
livingness1656
lifesomeness1674
animateness1731
animacy1871
society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > vigour or force > [noun] > liveliness
quicknessc1230
livelihood1566
vivacity1762
undullness1793
sea-breeziness1837
lifesomeness1845
liveliness1855
1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge 111 A..plastick spring of lifesomness or animality.
1845 S. Coleridge Mem. & Lett. I. 321 What he does see clearly he expresses with great energy and lifesomeness.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1582
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