Meaning of LIGHTSOME
| Pronunciation: | | 'lItsum
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- [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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| | Synonyms: | | blithe, blithesome, cheerful, light, light-footed, lighthearted, tripping |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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