beamish
Bright with joy
Beamish means bright, cheerful, and optimistic—radiating good humor.
The word is literary and rare, most familiar from Lewis Carroll's "Jabberwocky": Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
It suggests an almost naive happiness, someone whose face beams with delight.
Able to float
- chipperPleasantly lively in mood
- ebullientOverflowing with enthusiasm
- effervescentFizzing with gas bubbles
- elatedIntensely, buoyantly pleased
exuberant · gleeful · jovial · lighthearted · merry · mirthful · perky · sanguine
Invented meaningless language
- CarrollDodgson pseudonym
- whimsicalPlayfully fanciful or erratic
- archaicBelonging to earlier times
- quaintAttractively unfamiliar, outdated
fanciful · nonsense · Victorian · playful · storybook · fantastical · imaginative
Showing a broad smile
- glowingGiving off steady light
- radiantEmitting light or joy
- bright-eyedAlert and enthusiastic
- twinklingRapid, intermittent shining
pleased · delighted · contented · amused · gleeful · sparkling · sunny · warm
Feeling positive expectation
- sanguineCheerfully optimistic temperament
- positiveAffirming or certain
- confidentSure of oneself
- buoyantAble to float
rosy · encouraging · bright · sunny · starry-eyed · idealistic · expectant · assured
buoyant
Able to float
- chipperPleasantly lively in mood
- ebullientOverflowing with enthusiasm
- effervescentFizzing with gas bubbles
elated · exuberant · gleeful · jovial · lighthearted · merry · mirthful · perky · sanguine · sprightly
Jabberwocky
Invented meaningless language
quaint · fanciful · nonsense · Victorian · playful · storybook · fantastical · imaginative
grinning
Showing a broad smile
- glowingGiving off steady light
- radiantEmitting light or joy
- bright-eyedAlert and enthusiastic
twinkling · pleased · delighted · contented · amused · gleeful · sparkling · sunny · warm · genial
hopeful
Feeling positive expectation
buoyant · rosy · encouraging · bright · sunny · starry-eyed · idealistic · expectant · assured · eager