likesomeadj.

Brit.

/ˈlʌɪks(ə)m/, U.S.

/ˈlaɪksəm/

Forms: see like v.¹ and -some suffix¹; also 1600s lixam, 1700s licksome.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: like v.¹, -some suffix¹.

Etymology: < like v.¹ + -some suffix¹.

Now colloquial or regional.

Agreeable, pleasant; likeable.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > liking or favourable regard > [adjective] > likeable or agreeable

likewurtheeOE

likeworthyc1175

lovablea1400

likesomea1565

likeable1653

simpatico1844

OK1871

adorable1908

personable1953

a1565 T. Chaloner tr. Boethius De Consolatione Philosophie i. i. 7 in Queen Elizabeth I Englishings (1899) App. 150 Theis, of my happie lyksome yougthe [L. viridisque juventae] y^e glorye long ago.

1587 A. Fleming et al. Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) III. 600/2 Of fauour was she counted likesome.

a1650 Will Stewart & Iohn v, in F. J. Child Eng. & Sc. Pop. Ballads (1886) II. iv. 433/1 Or doe you mourne for a likesome ladye.

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. iii. 69 To be of a Cheerful, and Lixam Countenance.

1797 S. J. Pratt Family Secrets II. v. 27 As well spoken and likesome a girl, your honour,..as any she of the country.

1801 Sporting Mag. 19 87 He had looked rather gloomy before, but now he appeared quite licksome.

1877 E. Leigh Gloss. Words Dial. Cheshire 124 ‘Charly loves a licksome girl, as sweet as sugar candy.’

1911 Hampton's Mag. Aug. 176/2 Yet it is a likesome place, I suppose.

2005 N. E. Turner Sarah's Quilt xxiv. 356 It turned a likesome shade of blue.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	likesome
释义	likesomeadj. Brit. /ˈlʌɪks(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈlaɪksəm/ Forms: see like v.¹ and -some suffix¹; also 1600s lixam, 1700s licksome. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: like v.¹, -some suffix¹. Etymology: < like v.¹ + -some suffix¹. Now colloquial or regional. Agreeable, pleasant; likeable. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > liking or favourable regard > [adjective] > likeable or agreeable likewurtheeOE likeworthyc1175 lovablea1400 likesomea1565 likeable1653 simpatico1844 OK1871 adorable1908 personable1953 a1565 T. Chaloner tr. Boethius De Consolatione Philosophie i. i. 7 in Queen Elizabeth I Englishings (1899) App. 150 Theis, of my happie lyksome yougthe [L. viridisque juventae] y^e glorye long ago. 1587 A. Fleming et al. Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) III. 600/2 Of fauour was she counted likesome. a1650 Will Stewart & Iohn v, in F. J. Child Eng. & Sc. Pop. Ballads (1886) II. iv. 433/1 Or doe you mourne for a likesome ladye. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. iii. 69 To be of a Cheerful, and Lixam Countenance. 1797 S. J. Pratt Family Secrets II. v. 27 As well spoken and likesome a girl, your honour,..as any she of the country. 1801 Sporting Mag. 19 87 He had looked rather gloomy before, but now he appeared quite licksome. 1877 E. Leigh Gloss. Words Dial. Cheshire 124 ‘Charly loves a licksome girl, as sweet as sugar candy.’ 1911 Hampton's Mag. Aug. 176/2 Yet it is a likesome place, I suppose. 2005 N. E. Turner Sarah's Quilt xxiv. 356 It turned a likesome shade of blue. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1565
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