gamesome
adjective
game·some ˈgām-səm 
: merry, frolicsome
Synonyms
- bouncy
- bubbly
- buoyant
- crank [chiefly dialect]
- effervescent
- exuberant
- frolic
- frolicsome
- gay
- high-spirited
- vivacious
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
a gamesome lass who seemed to revel in the sheer joy of living
Recent Examples on the Web But there is another level of dissimulation that seems at odds with this gamesome trickery. 
Sam Sacks, WSJ, 18 Mar. 2022 Lu’s immaculately handmade pictures, which consist entirely of brightly hued concentric circles, appear simultaneously gamesome and cerebral. Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2022
Sam Sacks, WSJ, 18 Mar. 2022 Lu’s immaculately handmade pictures, which consist entirely of brightly hued concentric circles, appear simultaneously gamesome and cerebral. Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2022 Word History
Etymology
Middle English gamsome, from game, gamen "delight, play" + -some -some entry 1 — more at game entry 1
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
gamesome
adjective
as in joyful
joyously unrestrained a gamesome lass who seemed to revel in the sheer joy of living Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- joyful
- frolicsome
- frolic
- exuberant
- gay
- lively
- buoyant
- bubbly
- vivacious
- effervescent
- bouncy
- lyric
- high-spirited
- ecstatic
- giddy
- boisterous
- outgoing
- uninhibited
- lighthearted
- rowdy
- crank
- raucous
- carefree
- insolent
- bold
- extroverted
- impudent
- insouciant
- silly
- sprightly
- rollicking
- rapturous
- saucy
- euphoric
- brazen
- happy-go-lucky
- overexuberant
- extraverted
- impertinent
- brash
- audacious
- light-headed
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- sullen
- restrained
- low-spirited
- subdued
- phlegmatic
- stolid
- stoical
- repressed
- inhibited
- constrained
- stoic
- morose
- impassive
- dour
- surly
- depressed
- glum