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lightsome
1[ lahyt-suhm ]
adjective
- light, especially in form, appearance, or movement; airy; buoyant; agile; nimble; graceful.
- cheerful; lighthearted.
- frivolous; changeable.
lightsome
2[ lahyt-suhm ]
adjective
- emitting or reflecting light; luminous.
- well-lighted; illuminated; bright.
lightsome
1/ ˈlaɪtsəm /
adjective
- lighthearted
- airy or buoyant
- not serious; frivolous
lightsome
2/ ˈlaɪtsəm /
adjective
- producing or reflecting light
- full of or flooded with light
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Derived Forms
- ˈlightsomeness, noun
- ˈlightsomely, adverb
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Other Words From
- lightsome·ly adverb
- lightsome·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lightsome1
Origin of lightsome2
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Example Sentences
They had not counted on so early a breakfast; so it was with lightsome hearts they performed the rest of their journey.
Tall, smooth-faced, and fair, he walked with the long step and lightsome grace of the athletic young Englishman of his day.
It leads to the great Hall, which is really magnificent, but not very lightsome.
Newlie enriched with a varietie of wordes, phrases, proverbs and divers lightsome observations of Grammar.
The City is pretty large, fortify'd with Art and Regularity; and very lightsome.
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