heartsome
Americanadjective
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giving cheer, spirit, or courage.
a heartsome wine.
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cheerful; spirited.
heartsome lads and lasses.
adjective
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cheering or encouraging
heartsome news
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gay; cheerful
Other Word Forms
- heartsomely adverb
- heartsomeness noun
Etymology
Origin of heartsome
Example Sentences
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It was such a heartsome sight that the incoming train took her by surprise, and she had barely time to get her ticket and rush for a carriage.
From Captain Jim by Bruce, Mary Grant
Then she thought of Paul the man—Paul as he had been, gay and heartsome; Paul as he was, harassed by many cares.
From A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time by Caine, Hall, Sir
And above all and swamping all the endless talk of a busy, heartsome farm-town!
From The Dew of Their Youth by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)
A heartsome and a weel-faured lad was Geordie, wi' a merry ee, and a laugh—I maist think I hear't noo—that cam ringing frae the heart.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 16 by Various
Her heartsome cheery voice penetrated deeper into the poor old soul than anything had done in a long while.
From Helen Grant's Schooldays by Douglas, Amanda M.
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