English Explanatory Dictionary

liefsome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Agreeable; pleasing; delightful.

Word forms

liefsome more liefsome most liefsome leefsome leesome

Etymology

From Middle English lefsum, leofsum, probably from Old English *lēofsum, equivalent to lief + -some. Compare Old High German liobsam (“liefsome”), German liebsam.

Related words

lief
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