eyesome
English
Etymology
eye + -some
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaɪ.səm/
Adjective
eyesome (comparative more eyesome, superlative most eyesome)
- (archaic, often poetic) Visually attractive.
- 1919, Thomas Hardy, Moments of Vision, "The Background and the Figure (Lover's Ditty),"
- Between the blooms where the sod basked bright,
- By the bobbing fuchsia trees,
- Was another and yet more eyesome sight—
- The sight that richened these.
- 2004, David W. Dunlap, "The Crossroads of the Crossroads," New York Times, 13 Jun., p. CY3,
- Get a load of the "eyesome femininity" at the International Casino, as the Times put it.
- 1919, Thomas Hardy, Moments of Vision, "The Background and the Figure (Lover's Ditty),"
References
- Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.
- Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987-1996.