Meanings
adjectiveeyesome (comparative more eyesome, superlative most eyesome)
comparative more eyesome · superlative most eyesome
- archaicoftenpoeticVisually attractive.
Get a load of the "eyesome femininity" at the International Casino, as the Times put it.
2004 June 13, David W. Dunlap, “The Crossroads of the Crossroads”, in New York Times, page CY31 more example
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.
1919, Thomas Hardy, “The Background and the Figure (Lover's Ditty)”, in Moments of Vision
Origin
From eye + -some. Its meaning is likely influenced by handsome.
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APA
eyesome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eyesome
MLA
“eyesome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eyesome. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eyesome,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eyesome.
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