beamish

beam·ish

B b

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bee-mish]
- /ˈbi mɪʃ/
- /ˈbiː.mɪʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bee-mish]
- /ˈbi mɪʃ/

Definitions of beamish word

adjective beamish smiling; radiant 3
adjective beamish beaming; radiant; cheerful 3
adjective beamish bright, cheerful, and optimistic. 1
noun beamish Beaming with happiness, optimism, or anticipation. 1
adjective beamish (nonce word) Radiantly beaming; happy; cheerful. 0

See all 5 definitions of beamish

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Origin of beamish

First appearance:

before 1520

One of the 28% oldest English words

1520-30; beam (noun) + -ish1

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Parts of speech for Beamish

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Beamish

beamish popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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