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beamish

adj
/ˈbiːmɪʃ/

Etymology

Habitational surname of Norman origin, from the village of Beaumais, in Normandy. The village in County Durham shares the same etymology.

Definitions

  1. Radiantly beaming

    Radiantly beaming; happy; cheerful.

    • And hast thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
    • But oh, beamish nephew, beware of the day, If your Snark be a Boojum!

  2. A surname from Norman.

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

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for beamish. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA