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heartsome

[ hahrt-suhm ]

adjective

Chiefly Scot.
  1. giving cheer, spirit, or courage:

    a heartsome wine.

  2. cheerful; spirited:

    heartsome lads and lasses.



heartsome

/ ˈɑːٲə /

adjective

  1. cheering or encouraging

    heartsome news

  2. gay; cheerful
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ𲹰ٲdzԱ, noun
  • ˈ𲹰ٲdz, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • 𲹰sdz· adverb
  • 𲹰sdz·Ա noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of heartsome1

First recorded in 1560–70; heart + -some 1
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Example Sentences

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The heartsome sound of cheering accompanied all the way.

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And on the comings and goings of these happy young people, on the honour paid them, on their kindly words and deeds, and heartsome ways with rich and poor, with old friends and new, Mr Dawson looked and pondered with a constant, silent delight which few besides the two Jeans saw or suspected.

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This, at least, was not a fancy born of overtaxed nerves, for while given to heartsome merriment, daring, and occasionally imperious, there was a large share of the spiritual in the character of the girl.

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She was a tall, fair, well-favored damsel, with a ruddy countenance and somewhat bold eyes; but I was disappointed when I saw her clearly, even though her laugh was heartsome when I answered humbly: "I will try not to trouble you if you don't mean to starve me."

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Hay-Ah-Mon-Nee!” which is quite different, and the jogging, sweating congregation, with deep earnestness and conviction, took up the response: “Tunk-Tunk-Tunk-Tunk!” p. 205and all fear of the boredom of monotony was gone—especially as, after a couple of hours of this, you could go back to the former soulful and heartsome Threnody, and begin again. 

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