beamish

[ bee-mish ]

/ ˈbi mɪʃ /

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adjective

bright, cheerful, and optimistic.

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Origin of beamish

First recorded in 1520–30; beam (in the sense “ray of light”) + -ish¹

Words nearby beamish

beam engine, beamer, beam fill, beam hole, beaming, beamish, beam lights, beam mill, Beamon, beam-power tube, beam reach

How to use beamish in a sentence

"Let's see—ten o'clock," said Mrs. Beamish, putting the last bit of cake into her mouth, and wiping her fingers upon her apron.
St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 5, March, 1878|Various
“Quite unpaintable, Walter,” said Laura Beamish, peering over the edge of her hand.
Gray youth|Oliver Onions
That's Mr. Beamish's, that fine house there with the brass rapper and the green lamp beside it; and there's the hospital.
Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2 (of 2)|Charles Lever
That's no small sum, for old Mr. Beamish is worth in real estate round Cincinnati over two millions of dollars.
Cord and Creese|James de Mille

The old market wharf, known as Fredericks' wharf, and afterwards as Beamish's wharf, was as at present.
History of Halifax City|Thomas B. Akins