gainsome

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/ˈɡeɪnsʌm/

adjective

Marked by gain; gainful; profitable.

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Meanings

gainsome1

adjectivegainsome (comparative more gainsome, superlative most gainsome)

comparative more gainsome · superlative most gainsome

  1. Marked by gain; gainful; profitable.

    The cotton grower felt delight at the gainsome expansion of his cotton fields.

    1843, Julius Rubens Ames, Benjamin Lundy, The Legion of Liberty!
    2 more examples

    We have the feasible potential to be competitive in a gainsome way in many sectors.

    2008, Raj Kumar, International Economics

    It not consisteth all of pleasant words, / More gainsome tricks are there still to be found; …

    2013 (original 1480), Sarah Annes Brown, Andrew Taylor, Ovid in English, 1480-1625. Part One: Metamorphoses

gainsome2

adjectivegainsome (comparative more gainsome, superlative most gainsome)

comparative more gainsome · superlative most gainsome

  1. Well-formed; handsome; gainly.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
gainful

Origin

gainsome · adjective

From gain (“profit, advantage, foredeal, benefit”) + -some.

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gainsome · adjective

From gain (“straight, direct, immediate, short”) + -some.

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Cite this entry
APA

gainsome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gainsome

MLA

“gainsome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gainsome. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gainsome,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gainsome.

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