adj
Meaning 1
Radiantly beaming; happy; cheerful.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: nonce-word
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
beamish
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Pronunciation
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bē'mĭsh
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/ˈbiːmɪʃ/
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rhymes with -iːmɪʃ
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CMU ARPABET: B IY1 M IH0 SH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A surname from Norman.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 3
A village in Urpeth parish, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ2253).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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adjective satellite
Meaning 4
smiling with happiness or optimism- Lewis Carroll
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
- a room of smiling faces
- a round red twinkly Santa Claus
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: smiling(a), twinkly
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *bagmaz? Proto-West Germanic *baum Old English bēam Middle English beem English beam Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English beamish From beam + -ish.
Habitational surname of Norman origin, from the village of Beaumais, in Normandy. The village in County Durham shares the same etymology.