About The Word Lightsome
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Lightsome
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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"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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