delightsome

American  

[dih-lahyt-suhm] / dɪˈlaɪt səm /

adjective

Literary.

1. highly pleasing; delightful.

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Other Word Forms

• delightsomely adverb
• delightsomeness noun

Etymology

Origin of delightsome

First recorded in 1490–1500; delight + -some ¹

Example Sentences

Captain John Smith, who first entered the bay in 1608, was so taken with the "fruitful and delightsome" place that he declared, "Heaven and earth never agreed better to frame a place for man's habitation."

From Time Magazine Archive

Laurie’s eyes followed her with pleasure, for she neither romped nor sauntered, but danced with spirit and grace, making the delightsome pastime what it should be.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

Just think how delightsome that would be,” she ended teasingly.

From Peggy Owen at Yorktown by Madison, Lucy Foster

I am much more pleased with the Face of the Country since my return than I have ever been before—It is indeed delightsome!

From The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People by Haynie, Miriam

When I reached the stone wall which bounded my delightsome field, and slipped through my private gate, I stopped in amazement at the sight before me.

From Upon The Tree-Tops by Miller, Olive Thorne