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lightsome

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light·some 1  (ltsm)
adj.
1. Providing light; luminous.
2. Covered with or full of light; bright.
lightsome·ly adv.
lightsome·ness n.
light·some 2  (ltsm)
adj.
1. Light, nimble, or graceful in movement.
2. Free from worry or care; cheerful.
3. Frivolous; silly.
lightsome·ly adv.
lightsome·ness n.
lightsome1
adj Archaic or poetic
1. lighthearted
2. airy or buoyant
3. not serious; frivolous
lightsomely  adv
lightsomeness  n
lightsome2
adj Archaic or poetic
1. producing or reflecting light
2. full of or flooded with light
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.lightsomelightsome - moving easily and quickly; nimble; "the dancer was light and graceful"; "a lightsome buoyant step"; "walked with a light tripping step"
tripping, light
light-footed - (of movement) having a light and springy step; "a light-footed girl"
2.lightsome - carefree and happy and lighthearted; "was loved for her blithe spirit"; "a merry blithesome nature"; "her lighthearted nature"; "trilling songs with a lightsome heart"
blithesome, light-hearted, lighthearted, blithe
cheerful - being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits; "her cheerful nature"; "a cheerful greeting"; "a cheerful room"; "as cheerful as anyone confined to a hospital bed could be"


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We see in needle-works and embroideries, it is more pleasing to have a lively work, upon a sad and solemn ground, than to have a dark and melancholy work, upon a lightsome ground: judge therefore of the pleasure of the heart, by the pleasure of the eye.
The Essays by Bacon, Sir Francis View in context
Through a world of toil and care she flitted with a dreamlike smile, and came hither to find a home among the lightsome hearts of Merry Mount.
From Twice Told Tales by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
I could neither laugh with nor at the solemn utterances of men I esteemed ponderous asses; nor could I laugh, nor engage in my old-time lightsome persiflage, with the silly superficial chatterings of women, who, underneath all their silliness and softness, were as primitive, direct, and deadly in their pursuit of biological destiny as the monkeys women were before they shed their furry coats and replaced them with the furs of other animals.
John Barleycorn by London, Jack View in context
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