delightsome

de·light·some

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [dih-lahyt-suh m]
- /dɪˈlaɪt səm/
- /dɪ.ˈlaɪt.səm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dih-lahyt-suh m]
- /dɪˈlaɪt səm/

Definitions of delightsome word

adjective delightsome highly pleasing; delightful. 1
adjective delightsome Very pleasing; delightful; queme. 0

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Origin of delightsome

First appearance:

before 1490

One of the 26% oldest English words

First recorded in 1490-1500; delight + -some1

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Parts of speech for Delightsome

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Delightsome

delightsome popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

delightsome usage trend in Literature

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