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Beamish

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

adj. Smiling, as with happiness or optimism.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

adj. Radiantly beaming; happy; cheerful.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. smiling with happiness or optimism

Word Usage

"But just as she whirled past, Mary saw them, and leaned back to wave her hand and smile her "beamish" smile at the unwitting discoverers of her secret."

Equivalent

cheerful

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

squeamish