lightsome
1 Americanadjective
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light, especially in form, appearance, or movement; airy; buoyant; agile; nimble; graceful.
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cheerful; lighthearted.
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frivolous; changeable.
adjective
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emitting or reflecting light; luminous.
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well-lighted; illuminated; bright.
adjective
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lighthearted
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airy or buoyant
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not serious; frivolous
adjective
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producing or reflecting light
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full of or flooded with light
Other Word Forms
- lightsomely adverb
- lightsomeness noun
Etymology
Origin of lightsome1
1350–1400; Middle English lyghtesum (cognate with Middle High German līhtsam ). See light 2, -some 1
Origin of lightsome2
First recorded in 1400–50, lightsome is from the late Middle English word lyghtesum. See light 1, -some 1
Example Sentences
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During the second act, I worried — though worry is too strong a word — that maybe this production had become too funny, too lightsome.
From New York Times
This, along with Joe's lightsome delivery and comportment, makes enough of an impression to cement his presence in scenes even when Emmett is only present in spirit and memory.
From Salon
As Allen put it, Douglass “touches chords . . . which vibrate music now sweet, now sad, now lightsome, now solemn, now startling, now grand, now majestic, now sublime.”
From Washington Post
Re-imagining Benny Goodman,” Mr. Etkin, a Israeli clarinetist with a lightsome disposition, pays a contemporary homage to the artist known in his day as the King of Swing.
From New York Times
Of course, it helps that the play is 50 minutes, but the cast is so agreeable and the script is so lightsome that those minutes fly by.
From New York Times
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