lightsome
1[lahyt-suh m]
adjective
light, especially in form, appearance, or movement; airy; buoyant; agile; nimble; graceful.
cheerful; lighthearted.
frivolous; changeable.
Origin of lightsome
1lightsome
2[lahyt-suh m]
adjective
Origin of lightsome
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Related Words for lightsome
joyous, buoyant, jolly, playful, jovial, lively, laid-back, upbeat, supple, agile, nimble, slim, limber, cheerful, genial, pleasant, cheery, lighthearted, blithe, brightExamples from the Web for lightsome
Historical Examples of lightsome
Then his own deeper one, out of its lightsome darkness: "A rainbow, child!"
The ScapegoatHall Caine
You won't find life so lightsome when his eagle eye discovers you.
Miss Pat at SchoolPemberton Ginther
She has the invincible gift of youth, of lightsome, winsome, 344buoyant youth.
The Dew of Their YouthS. R. Crockett
Indeed, there was too lightsome a tone of flippancy all through the paper.
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, CompleteMark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
It is their preservative instinct which teaches them to be flighty, lightsome, and false.
Beyond Good and EvilFriedrich Nietzsche
lightsome
1adjective archaic, or poetic
lightsome
2adjective archaic, or poetic
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