lightsome

light·some¹ (l

adj.

1. Providing light; luminous.

2. Covered with or full of light; bright.

lightsome·ly adv.

lightsome·ness n.

light·some² (l

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.	lightsome - 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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blithe blithesome light light-hearted lighthearted tripping	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	lightly armored lightly armoured lightly-armed Lightman lightness Lightnesss lightning lightning arrester lightning attack lightning bug lightning chess lightning conductor lightning discharger Lightning glance Lightning Hurler lightning rod lightning strike lightning stroke lightplane lightproof Lightroom lights lights out lights-out lightship lightsome lightsomely lightsomeness lightweight lightweight amphibious container handler lightwood Lighty lign- Lign-aloes lignaloes ligne ligneous Ligneous marble ligneous plant ligni- lignicolous Ligniferous lignification ligniform lignify lignin Ligniperdous Lignireose lignite Lignitic Lignitic group	Lights Out (album) lights out datacenter Lights Out for Darker Skies Lights out management Lights out management Lights Out Music Group lights out server room Lights Out, God Help Me lights per square inch lights the fuse lights the fuse lights the fuse lights the fuze lights the fuze lights the fuze lights up lights up lights up lights up Lights, Camera, Action lights-out Lights-out management Lightsabers from the Big Yellow Box LIGHTSAT lightship lightship lightship Lightship Sailors Association lightships lightships lightsome lightsomely lightsomeness Lightspeed Lightspeed LightSpeed C Lightspeed Memory Architecture Lightspeed Rescue Lightstations Lightstations Lightstick Lightstorm (strain) Lightstorm (strain) Lightstorm (strain) Lightstorm (strain) LightStream Switching Lighttpd Lightwater Playing Field Association LightWave LightWave Lightwave 3D Lightwave 3D Animation Lightwave Communication Systems Lightwave Data Links Lightwave Measurement System Lightwave Microcell Transceiver Lightwave Multichannel System Lightwave Multimeter Lightwave Networks Research Group Lightwave Object Lightwave penetration of materials

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blithe
blithesome
light
light-hearted
lighthearted
tripping

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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Lights Out for Darker Skies
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Lights Out, God Help Me
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Lightship Sailors Association
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Lightstations
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Lightstorm (strain)
Lightstorm (strain)
LightStream Switching
Lighttpd
Lightwater Playing Field Association
LightWave
LightWave
Lightwave 3D
Lightwave 3D Animation
Lightwave Communication Systems
Lightwave Data Links
Lightwave Measurement System
Lightwave Microcell Transceiver
Lightwave Multichannel System
Lightwave Multimeter
Lightwave Networks Research Group
Lightwave Object
Lightwave penetration of materials

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