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gamesome

game·some
G g

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [geym-suh m]
    • /ˈgeɪm səm/
    • /ˈɡeɪm.səm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [geym-suh m]
    • /ˈgeɪm səm/

Definitions of gamesome word

  • adjective gamesome playful; frolicsome. 1
  • noun gamesome Playful and merry. 1
  • adjective gamesome full of merriment; sportive 0
  • adjective gamesome playful; sportive; frolicsome 0
  • adjective gamesome Full of sport; playful. 0

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Origin of gamesome

First appearance:

before 1300
One of the 15% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1300-50; See origin at game1, -some1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Gamesome

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

gamesome popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% 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.

gamesome usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for gamesome

adj gamesome

  • playful — full of play or fun; sportive; frolicsome.
  • jumpy — subject to sudden, involuntary starts, especially from nervousness, fear, excitement, etc.
  • lively — eventful, stirring, or exciting: The opposition gave us a lively time.
  • active — Someone who is active moves around a lot or does a lot of things.
  • antic — an actor in a ludicrous or grotesque part; clown; buffoon

adjective gamesome

  • exhilarated — Simple past tense and past participle of exhilarate.
  • elvish — Of or having to do with elves.

Antonyms for gamesome

adj gamesome

  • depressed — If you are depressed, you are sad and feel that you cannot enjoy anything, because your situation is so difficult and unpleasant.
  • down — from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
  • lifeless — not endowed with life; having no life; inanimate: lifeless matter.
  • staid — of settled or sedate character; not flighty or capricious.
  • serious — of, showing, or characterized by deep thought.

adjective gamesome

  • colourless — Something that is colourless has no colour at all.

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