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Lightsome

Lightsome Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Lightsome? [adj] carefree and happy and lighthearted; "was loved for her blithe spirit"; "a merry blithesome nature"; "her lighthearted nature"; "trilling songs with a lightsome heart" [adj] moving easily and quickly; nimble; "the dancer was light and graceful"; "a lightsome buoyant step"; "walked with a light tripping step" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Lightsome: blithe \| blithesome \| cheerful \| light \| light-footed \| lighthearted \| tripping Related Terms \| Find terms related to Lightsome: airy \| blithe \| breezy \| buoyant \| carefree \| cheery \| chirk \| chirpy \| chirrupy \| clear \| cloudless \| corky \| debonair \| diaphanous \| free and easy \| insouciant \| jaunty \| light \| lighthearted \| lightish \| lucent \| lucid \| luculent \| pellucid \| perky \| relucent \| resilient \| serene \| sunny \| translucent \| translucid \| transparent \| unclouded \| unobscured See Also \| Lightsome In Webster's Dictionary \Light"some\ (l[imac]t"s[u^]m), a. 1. Having light; lighted; not dark or gloomy; bright. White walls make rooms more lightsome than black. --Bacon. 2. Gay; airy; cheering; exhilarating. That lightsome affection of joy. --Hooker. -- {Light"somely}, adv. -- {Light"someness}, n. Happiness may walk soberly in dark attire, as well as dance lightsomely in a gala dress. --Hawthorne.

Lightsome Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Lightsome?

[adj] carefree and happy and lighthearted; "was loved for her blithe spirit"; "a merry blithesome nature"; "her lighthearted nature"; "trilling songs with a lightsome heart"
[adj] moving easily and quickly; nimble; "the dancer was light and graceful"; "a lightsome buoyant step"; "walked with a light tripping step"

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Lightsome In Webster's Dictionary

\Light"some\ (l[imac]t"s[u^]m), a.
1. Having light; lighted; not dark or gloomy; bright.

         White walls make rooms more lightsome than black.
                                               --Bacon.

2. Gay; airy; cheering; exhilarating.

         That lightsome affection of joy.      --Hooker.
   -- {Light"some*ly}, adv. -- {Light"some*ness}, n.

         Happiness may walk soberly in dark attire, as well
         as dance lightsomely in a gala dress. --Hawthorne.

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