English Explanatory Dictionary

gainsome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Marked by gain; gainful; profitable.
adj
  1. Well-formed; handsome; gainly.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡeɪnsʌm/

Word forms

gainsome more gainsome most gainsome

Etymology

From gain (“profit, advantage, foredeal, benefit”) + -some.

Derived words

ungainsome
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on G Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary