BEAMISH

beamish, smiling, twinkly

(adjective) smiling with happiness or optimism; “Come to my arms, my beamish boy!”- Lewis Carroll; “a room of smiling faces”; “a round red twinkly Santa Claus”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

beamish (comparative more beamish, superlative most beamish)

(nonce) Radiantly beaming; happy; cheerful.

Proper noun

Beamish

A surname.

A village in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ2253).

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

23 May 2025

THOUGHTFULLY

(adverb) showing consideration and thoughtfulness; “he had thoughtfully brought with him some food to share”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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