Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

liefsome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lief-some
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Agreeable; pleasing; delightful.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"The manner in which he treated my dog did not seem very liefsome to me."
"So forth I go apace to see that liefsome sight, And with a kiss, methinks I say, 'Welcome, my lord, my knight; …'"

Etymology

From Middle English lefsum, leofsum, probably from Old English *lēofsum, equivalent to lief + -some. Compare Old High German liobsam (“liefsome”), German liebsam.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: lefsum, *lēofsum
Suffix: lief

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

more liefsome (comparative) most liefsome (superlative) leefsome (alternative) leesome (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

lief

Questions

What does liefsome mean?: Agreeable; pleasing; delightful.
Where does liefsome come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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