lovesome

adjective /ˈlʌvsəm/

1. Worthy of love; having qualities that inspire love; lovable.

2. Affectionate; friendly.

   archaic

3. Lovable on account of beauty; lovely, beautiful.

   A garden is a lovesome thing, God wot!

4. Amorous; showing or feeling love.

   archaic

   [T]he Lady seems Lovesome, & I fancy lends him Money from Time to Time.

Where it comes from

From Middle English lufsom, lufsum, from Old English lufsum (“loving, lovable, pleasant”), equivalent to love + -some.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry lovesome (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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