lightsomeness : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: lightsomeness	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for lightsomeness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lightsomeness n the cheerful feeling you have when nothing is troubling you Synonym(s): carefreeness, insouciance, lightheartedness, lightsomeness the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble Synonym(s): agility, legerity, lightness, lightsomeness, nimbleness the trait of being lighthearted and frivolous Synonym(s): lightsomeness, lightness
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lightsome \Light"some\ (l[imac]t"s[ucr]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.