Meaning

5 senses

  1. Resembling a beam in size and weight; massy.

    a beamy spear

    broad in the beam

  2. Having much beam or breadth; wide.

  3. Showing or emitting rays of light; beaming; radiant; shining.

  4. (figuratively)Radiant; beamsome; joyous; gladsome.

  5. (archaic)Having horns or antlers.

    beamy stags

Origin

From Middle English beami, bemi, equivalent to beam + -y.

From Middle English beami, bemi, equivalent to beam + -y.

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Forms

beamier, beamiest
Comparativebeamier Lesson
Superlativebeamiest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words
Relatedbeam
Derivedbeamilybeaminess

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
beakerbeamB2beamerbeanA1beaniebearA1
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