beamish

Questions about beamish

What does beamish mean?

beamish means "smiling with happiness or optimism".

How many syllables are in beamish?

beamish has 2 syllables: bea-mish. The stress falls on "bea". In IPA it is /ˈbimɪʃ/.

What is another word for beamish?

Close synonyms include smiling, twinkly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is beamish a common word?

beamish is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.