gamesome

game·some

adj \ˈgām-səm\

Definition of GAMESOME

: merry, frolicsome

— game·some·ly adverb

— game·some·ness noun

Examples of GAMESOME

1. <a gamesome lass who seemed to revel in the sheer joy of living>

Origin of GAMESOME

Middle English

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to GAMESOME

Synonyms: bouncy, bubbly, buoyant, crank [chiefly dialect], effervescent, frolic, frolicsome, exuberant, gay, high-spirited, vivacious

Antonyms: low-spirited, sullen

Related Words: extroverted (also extraverted), outgoing, uninhibited; carefree, happy-go-lucky, insouciant, joyful, lighthearted, lively, sprightly; boisterous, raucous, rollicking, rowdy; giddy, light-headed, overexuberant, silly; ecstatic, euphoric, lyric, rapturous; audacious, bold, brash, brazen, impertinent, impudent, insolent, saucy

Near Antonyms: constrained, inhibited, repressed, restrained, subdued; impassive, phlegmatic, stoic (or stoical), stolid; depressed, dour, glum, morose, surly

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