lovesome
adjective
love·some ˈləv-səm 
1
: winsome, lovely
2
: affectionate, amorous
Synonyms
- adorable
- darling
- dear
- disarming
- endearing
- lovable
- loveable
- precious
- sweet
- winning
- winsome
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Example Sentences
a lovesome child that any couple would eagerly adopt the kind of young and lovesome woman that any man would want for a wife
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2
lovesome
adjective
1
as in adorable
having qualities that tend to make one loved a lovesome child that any couple would eagerly adopt Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- adorable
- dear
- sweet
- lovely
- beautiful
- loved
- precious
- darling
- lovable
- winsome
- charming
- loveable
- endearing
- enchanting
- delightful
- cherished
- beloved
- attractive
- disarming
- winning
- pleasant
- desirable
- cheerful
- alluring
- favored
- admirable
- kissable
- kind
- favorite
- pleasing
- treasured
- agreeable
- appealing
- fascinating
- nice
- embraceable
- entrancing
- captivating
- gracious
- well-disposed
- fetching
- genial
- good-tempered
- friendly
- likable
- engaging
- affable
- respectable
- reputable
- cordial
- good-natured
- likeable
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- abominable
- loathsome
- odious
- disagreeable
- unpleasant
- hateful
- wretched
- detestable
- abhorrent
- contemptible
- horrible
- nasty
- lousy
- frightful
- disgusting
- offensive
- heinous
- grotesque
- distasteful
- unloved
- hideous
- repugnant
- repulsive
- ugly
- dreadful
- monstrous
- unattractive
- awful
- vile
- unlovable
- foul
- scandalous
- repellent
- noisome
- horrid
- ill-favored
- revolting
- ogreish
- appalling
- unsightly
- obnoxious
- obscene
- sickening
- shocking
- unlikable
- nauseating
- horrendous
- repellant
2
as in beautiful
very pleasing to look at the kind of young and lovesome woman that any man would want for a wife Synonyms & Similar Words
- beautiful
- lovely
- gorgeous
- cute
- handsome
- attractive
- pretty
- good
- stunning
- charming
- beauteous
- ravishing
- delightful
- elegant
- comely
- goodly
- glorious
- sexy
- aesthetic
- bonny
- perfect
- likely
- magnificent
- seemly
- knockout
- fetching
- taking
- well-favored
- pleasant
- flawless
- fair
- hot
- superb
- fascinating
- sightly
- exquisite
- esthetical
- desirable
- good-looking
- splendid
- bonnie
- aesthetical
- alluring
- radiant
- esthetic
- cunning
- glamorous
- sublime
- prepossessing
- appealing
- drop-dead
- resplendent
- delicate
- statuesque
- dainty
- seductive
- engaging
- glamourous
- foxy
- Junoesque
- luscious
- nubile
- toothsome
- personable
- pulchritudinous
- glossy
- presentable
- showy
- striking
- dollish
- prettyish
- photogenic
- hunky
- flamboyant
- dishy
- arresting
- snazzy
- slick
- chocolate-box
- flashy
- splashy
- studly
- zingy
- eye-catching
- telegenic
- showstopping
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- unbeautiful
- homely
- unlovely
- unhandsome
- unattractive
- plain
- grotesque
- disagreeable
- hideous
- uncomely
- ugly
- unpleasing
- dreadful
- abominable
- ghastly
- bad
- frightful
- loathsome
- terrible
- unsightly
- repugnant
- uncute
- horrible
- vile
- unaesthetic
- revolting
- objectionable
- foul
- disgusting
- repulsive
- nasty
- unpleasant
- abhorrent
- ill-favored
- sickening
- offensive
- unpretty
- shocking
- nauseating
- repellent
- unshapely
- repellant
- unprepossessing
- unappealing
- unappetizing
- unbecoming
- unimposing
- frumpish
- frumpy
- pterostigmata
- pterostigmatic
- pterostigmatical
- pterostyles
- pterostylises
- pterostylisses
- pterotheca
- pterothorax
- pterotic
- pteroyl
- pteroylglutamic acid
- pteroylmonoglutamic acid
- pteryg-
- pterygia
- pterygial
- pterygiophore
- pterygium
- pterygiums
- pterygo-
- pterygobranchiate
- pterygoda
- pterygode
- pterygodum
- Pterygogenea
- pterygoid