lovesomenessn.

Brit.

/ˈlʌvs(ə)mnəs/, U.S.

/ˈləvsəmnəs/

Forms: see lovesome adj. and -ness suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: lovesome adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < lovesome adj. + -ness suffix. Compare later loveliness n.

The quality of being lovesome.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > quality of being lovable > [noun]

lovesomenessOE

lovesomeheada1400

amiableness1528

amability1572

amiability1582

loveliness1657

lovableness1824

lovability1834

OE Harley Gloss. (1966) 123 Delectatio, lustbærnes uel lufsumnes.

a1475 (?a1350) Seege Troye (Harl.) (1927) 821b And often he remembrith Elyn, his wyfe, Here beaute and her fayrenesse, Here gentil body, here lovesumnes.

?1548 J. Bale Image Bothe Churches (new ed.) i. sig. Pij^v Thei mixed the trueth in falshede, they poysoned the waters, thei toke awaye the louesomenesse of theim.

a1568 Bannatyne Poems (Hunterian Club) 657 Weill lasit with luif~sumnes.

1869 D. M. Mulock Woman's Kingdom II. 19 [She] was not beautiful..but there was a lovesomeness about her.

1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise: Pt. III 250 Bharam heeded not their lovesomeness.

1902 J. Payne Poet. Wks. I. 353 God lent her lovesomeness and made her fair Of face.

1919 F. Morton Secret Spring i So wooed he Cleopatra, who was moved By lurking Eros to..yield her lovesomeness to be his joy.

1993 Guardian (Nexis) 16 Oct. (Weekend Suppl.) 75 A garden is a lovesome thing. Surely at the centre of its lovesomeness is doing it yourself?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lovesomeness
释义	lovesomenessn. Brit. /ˈlʌvs(ə)mnəs/, U.S. /ˈləvsəmnəs/ Forms: see lovesome adj. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: lovesome adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < lovesome adj. + -ness suffix. Compare later loveliness n. The quality of being lovesome. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > quality of being lovable > [noun] lovesomenessOE lovesomeheada1400 amiableness1528 amability1572 amiability1582 loveliness1657 lovableness1824 lovability1834 OE Harley Gloss. (1966) 123 Delectatio, lustbærnes uel lufsumnes. a1475 (?a1350) Seege Troye (Harl.) (1927) 821b And often he remembrith Elyn, his wyfe, Here beaute and her fayrenesse, Here gentil body, here lovesumnes. ?1548 J. Bale Image Bothe Churches (new ed.) i. sig. Pij^v Thei mixed the trueth in falshede, they poysoned the waters, thei toke awaye the louesomenesse of theim. a1568 Bannatyne Poems (Hunterian Club) 657 Weill lasit with luif~sumnes. 1869 D. M. Mulock Woman's Kingdom II. 19 [She] was not beautiful..but there was a lovesomeness about her. 1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise: Pt. III 250 Bharam heeded not their lovesomeness. 1902 J. Payne Poet. Wks. I. 353 God lent her lovesomeness and made her fair Of face. 1919 F. Morton Secret Spring i So wooed he Cleopatra, who was moved By lurking Eros to..yield her lovesomeness to be his joy. 1993 Guardian (Nexis) 16 Oct. (Weekend Suppl.) 75 A garden is a lovesome thing. Surely at the centre of its lovesomeness is doing it yourself? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.OE
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