eyesome

English

Etymology

eye +‎ -some

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪ.səm/

Adjective

eyesome (comparative more eyesome, superlative most eyesome)

  1. (archaic, often poetic) Visually attractive.
    • 1919, Thomas Hardy, “The Background and the Figure (Lover's Ditty)”, in Moments of Vision:
      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 June 13, David W. Dunlap, “The Crossroads of the Crossroads”, in New York Times, page CY3:
      Get a load of the "eyesome femininity" at the International Casino, as the Times put it.

References
  • Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.
  • Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987-1996.
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