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English Dictionary: lightsome by the DICT Development Group
2 results for lightsome
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lightsome
adj
  1. moving easily and quickly; nimble; "the dancer was light and graceful"; "a lightsome buoyant step"; "walked with a light tripping step"
    Synonym(s): light, lightsome, tripping
  2. carefree and happy and lighthearted; "was loved for her blithe spirit"; "a merry blithesome nature"; "her lighthearted nature"; "trilling songs with a lightsome heart"
    Synonym(s): blithe, blithesome, lighthearted, lightsome, light-hearted
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"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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